Children of God Page #4

Synopsis: The story of two young Bahamian men who fall in love with each other and portrays the homophobia of the Bahamian society.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Kareem Mortimer
Production: Diva
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.8
NOT RATED
Year:
2010
104 min
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It is not a race.

I got a question.

Why are we doing this? Why are you

here? I just want to know what your

vested interest is in this issue.

Do people really care?

Is it me? Or, is it you don't care

about this issue? What about what the

Bible says? Romans, Chap. 1, Verse 24.

"Wherefore God gave them up to

uncleanliness through the lusts of

their own hearts, to dishonour

their own bodies between themselves."

You have a responsibility

before God to care for your body

properly and to use your body

properly. It is the house you live in,

and you should not do that

which mars it or harms it.

What about "Let he that is without sin

cast the first stone". I have no

agenda miss. I'm just trying to live

and I don't think that's any better

than what you trying to do.

I just want to know what you think.

I think I have been clear in what

I hope to accomplish.

How is it wanting to live your life

honestly and to be

respected an agenda?

You are all my people and I don't know

what's more destructive.

This issue or this rhetoric.

You have a child of God here. One of

us, Us. And I'm not telling you how to

live your life. All I'm asking is that

you guys open your eyes and see.

I see. The devil's been busy.

Let's pass out the petitions.

Where you going?

What I came here to do.

Why are you here?

I'm here to see you.

Why? Is there another way

you want to hurt me?

Don't go there, please.

What do you want from me?

I was thinking we could go exploring.

Yeah thanks. I can do it on my own.

What you'll learn how to

drive a stick?

I'll manage.

What's your problem?

What, you mad at me?

How could I be mad with you?

I just feel sorry.

What did you want me to do?

- I think you've done enough.

- What did you want me to do?

You want me step out with you, is that

right? How you think that gonna look?

I like you, but people ain't for that

here, you know that. You don't want

them thinking funny.

That's just the way it is.

Why's it gotta be the way it is? I see

the way you are with people. I don't

know why I thought I was different.

I learned something though.

I can only count on myself.

I don't need you.

I know who I am.

What's that supposed to mean?

You think I don't know myself?

I've always known... I've paid for it

too. You and me, it ain't the same. I

come from a world you couldn't even

imagine. But hey at least I ain't no

f*ggot who can't let nobody touch him.

At least I know I am a man.

You don't know a goddamn thing.

Good luck with your

stupid f***ing trip.

I am just saying that the boy is too

young. He doesn't know anything. He is

confused. I don't know who is parents

are, but they are failing.

Still we should respect him,

he's still a child of God.

Do you think he was born that way?

No one is born that way.

They become that way.

Proverbs says "Train a child up in the

way he should go, and when he is old

he will not depart from it".

That's the way you need

to lead children... be stern.

I do respect gays

but I don't like them.

Mario is gay.

Yeah but he's my hairdresser.

Different.

Is it really mommy?

Yes.

How well do you think you know me?

Well. Maybe not as well as Lonnette,

but well.

Good.

And you know your husband, huh?

He's my husband.

Like an open book this one knows me.

Honey what are you talking about?

Tonight's my last performance

with the band.

- Really.

- Mhmm.

Cause my mother think that its best

that I come back to Nassau,

and live a normal life.

He'll be happier, and him and Lonette

could make some babies.

I don't think so.

Of course you do.

See mommy you don't know me at all.

You just love who I pretend to be...

which is the furthest thing from

who I really am.

Boy stop talking foolishness.

Excuse me.

I'm gonna pray for that boy.

He seems troubled.

Yeah, you should pray

for yourself too.

Well I think I'm doing OK

in that department.

Tell me Ralph does it burn

when you pee?

What?

Does it burn when you pee?

No.

Because it burns when I pee.

Don't talk to me like that.

What the devil got into you?

I don't feel a thing

when I pee.

Rough day?

You don't know the half.

I saw what happened last night

at the fish fry.

I just wish there was something I

could do. It was a shitty situation.

Mo, you don't have to explain

anything. It's my own fault.

I feel bad about the whole thing. I

could tell you really liked the guy.

I'm trying to say you

are a cool cat, with a lot to offer.

We already knew what was going on with

you and we still thought you were

cool. I still think you're cool. Be

yourself, alright, don't worry about

the band or anything like that.

Go do you.

You know you still coming home right?

I'm staying here.

Without my support.

OK:

I just wish it was only

a drug problem.

Good night sweetie.

It's too hot for this.

Omar... what is this? I told you

I don't want this kind of stuff.

I ain't raising no sissy!

I ain't raising no sissy!

- Stop mommy!

- I ain't raising no sissy!

I ain't raising no sissy!

I ain't raising no sissy!

Lena!

Let me go, let me go!

That's my child.

And you beating him half to death.

You don't understand...

you don't have a family.

Lena, look at me.

He got the idea from me. He was

playing a game, Lena. That is your

child. He is not your husband.

Oh Jesus. What have I done?

Be human. Relax.

No Let me go I have to get out of

here! Let me go.

You see, did you some good!

Impressive.

Yeah little b*tch! Wanna suck on

somethin'? Suck on this.

I bet every time you smell sh*t...

you get a hard on!

What's your problem? I don't get it.

You gonna do something, eh?

I am not going to do anything because

unlike you I don't have to bring

people down to compensate

for my small dick.

I've seen it. Small.

I should just bust you inside

your f***ing head.

You could bust my head, you could do

whatever you want. You want to call

somebody battiboy, f*ggot, you are the

biggest sissy I'll ever meet.

F*** you!

I hope that with this great show of

democracy that we also have a great

show of compassion and understanding.

I would like to paraphrase P. Anthony

White. When we look across our dining

tables, across the aisles in church,

sitting in traffic and watching the

cars passing by. That is where we will

find the homosexuals. When we look at

our brothers and sisters, our uncles

and cousins, even our mothers and

fathers...

Daddy, Daddy!

Where did this come from?

Some guy called Romeo brought that

over. He'd says he wants to meet you

later on at Crazy Johnny's bar.

He seemed like a nice fellow.

You gonna go?

Yeah.

I would like to say a strong rebuke

and we will rebuke that spirit today.

Holy Father we come up against that

spirit of homosexuality in the mighty

name of Jesus. We RENDER HIM

POWERLESS. We spoil his plan for the

Bahamas and our children.

What's going on Jonny? Are you cool?

I wanted to finish the talk we had the

other night.

I knew you would come around here.

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Kareem Mortimer

Kareem Mortimer (born October 17, 1980 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamian filmmaker who is known for such films as Chance (2005), The Eleutheran Adventure (2006), Float (2007), I Am Not A Dummy (2009), Children of God (2010), Wind Jammers (2010) and Passage (2013). His debut feature, Children of God (2010), is the first narrative feature from the Caribbean with LGBT themes. Another project, Wind Jammers (2010), which he co-directed with Richard von Maur, is a children's film that deals with racism. Children of God was shown on the television channel Showtime as well as distributed in over twenty-four countries around the world. In 2014, Passage was awarded an African Movie Academy Award for Best Short Film from the Diaspora. more…

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