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Wow! Friday night, CHILDREN OF GOD opened to a packed theater at the Quad Cinemas in New York City! It was a great night. The movie was warmly received and the after party at MARY QUEEN OF SCOTTS was insane. I still need time to recuperate.


With BET film critic Clay Cane (far right)


With actor Ben Weaver (Naked As We came)

Director Kareem Mortimer

With actor Ryan Vigilant (Gossip Girl, Naked As We Came)

With producer Trevite Willis

The TLA gang with actor Gerald McCullouch from CSI (center)

So tonight CHILDREN OF GOD opens at the Quad Cinemas here in NYC. This is my first film in an actual theater so I’m pretty excited. BET is hosting the 7:00 screening and OUT Magazine is hosting the 9:35 showing. If you haven’t seen it, please come down town and check it out.

So we finally got the release date for CHILDREN OF GOD. TLA Releasing will release the film on May 20, 2011 for a limited run. It will open in New York City at the Quad Theater. This is very exciting. It’s my first film in theaters. If anyone hasn’t seen it yet (or even if you have), please run down to the theater opening week and get a ticket.

Check out the trailer for CHILDREN OF GOD from our German distributor.  It looks so good I want to watch it again.  Watch it HERE.

BET Network has chosen CHILDREN OF GOD as one of the top ten films of 2010.  This comes on the heels of the movie winning thirteen awards internationally and getting distribution in over eleven countries.  The film’s US and UK distributor TLA, is slated to release the movie this March in theaters.

I didn’t see this coming but it’s very cool.

Check out the article HERE!

BET has chosen CHILDREN OF GOD  as one of the top 10 movies of 2010.  An unexpected surprise!

Read the article HERE!

It has been officially announced by TLA Releasing, our US and UK distributor that Children of God will have a limited theatrical release and dvd release in 2011 via IndieWire.  We are so incredibly excited!  Children of God is a feature film I produced in the Bahamas two summers ago.  To date we have screened in over 70 international festivals since our International Premiere eight months ago.  We have won 13 awards and enjoyed a successful tour across the UK with the British Film Institute LLGF.

Check out the article HERE

TLA Releasing formally announces the theatrical release of CHILDREN OF GOD.

For the full article press HERE

CHILDREN OF GOD sold out 2 screenings at this years OUTFEST in LA.  The screening on Friday sparked a heated debate with the audience leading the moderator to say in all his years at OUTFEST, he never saw anything like it.  Pretty crazy but cool when your film makes people talk…or yell.

Richard LeMay & director Kareem Mortimer

After 2 sold out screenings, we won the audience award for best feature.  This is exciting to say the least. It’s the film”s 4th award but it’s New York City!  This is the Children of God team at the Q&A.

After two sold out screenings at this years NEWFEST Film Festival, CHILDREN OF GOD won the audience award for Best Narrative Feature Film.  This is the fourth award the movie has garnered in the past two months.  Next stop is Frameline in San Francisco and then off to OUTFEST in LA.

The second screening of CHILDREN OF GOD here in New York sold out on Thursday.  The audience loved it and we all headed to Highlands for the after party.  Things got a little crazy. That’s editor Maria Cataldo, director Kareem Mortimer and actor Johnny Ferro at the reception before the screening.

Monday night CHILDREN OF GOD screened at Harlem Stage on Screen as a part of this years NEWFEST.  The screening was sold out and the crowd loved it.  About 95% of the audience stayed for the Q & A afterward.  After that, they threw a party for the film.  We had a blast.

Check out the full review HERE.

CHILDREN OF GOD  has been chosen as the closing night film for the BFI London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.  Over 850 attended the screening and the gala afterward.  This prestigious honor follows the screening at the Miami International Film Festival.  Next is Torino Italy followed by many more festivals around the world including New York, Boston, Melbourne and Toronto.

Last week, CHILDREN OF GOD screened as the closing night film for the London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.  The screening sold out with 850 people in attendance.  Check out the video of the closing night gala here.

http://www.tribune242.com/searchresults/12042009_ChildrenofGod_news_pg9

More coverage of the 2009 BIFF screening of CHILDREN OF GOD.  Check out the link below for more.

http://www.trinidadandtobagofilmfestival.com/blog/2009/12/children-of-god-premieres-at-biff.html

The Bahamas Weekly covered the opening night of Bahamas International Film Festival with the screening of CHILDREN OF GOD.  Check out the link below for more details.

http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bahamas-international-film-festival/Children_of_God_opens_Bahamas_International_Film_Festival8844.shtml

Friday December 11, 2009: The Bahamas International Film Festival screened CHILDREN OF GOD as it’s opening night film.  The honor itself is prestigious enough but Prime Minister Brent Symonette introduced the movie to a packed house followed by a Q & A from an ecstatic crowd.  The screening was followed by a black tie gala.

The Bahamas International Film Festival chose CHILDREN OF GOD as the opening night film to kick off their 2009 festival.  The screening was a huge success with deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas Brent Symonette introducing the movie.  The film screened to a packed house followed by 2 parties that took us all into the wee hours of the morning.  Great night all around.

Acclaimed Director Kareem Mortimer

Prime Minister Brent Symonette

The cast of Children of God

Actor Jonny Ferro

Me and Cinematographer Ian Bloom

Johnny Depp

Me and actor Mark Ford

Me and Bahama pop star TaDa

Me and producer Nia Hatsopoulos

Sean Connery & Johnny Depp

Late night…

Even later.

I’m psyched that Children of God has been chosen as the opening night film for the Bahamas International Film Festival.  The screening is Friday, Dec 11 with a party afterward.  It’s pretty prestigious but I honestly just want to get out of New York.  Should be a great night.

CHILDREN OF GOD has been chosen as the opening night film for the Bahamas International Film Festival.  The film which will have it’s world premiere on Friday Dec 11 will be followed by a post screening gala.

Check out this sneak peek of the movie I produced in the Bahamas.  It’s finally complete.  We are signing with a pretty cool producer’s rep so keep your fingers crossed.  Hope you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjFWLiPs0Wo

CHILDREN OF GOD (AKA DAYBREAK) is at picture lock.  Now it’s off to get get color corrected and a sound edit.  I saw the cut with the new score and it’s beautiful!  This is exciting.

 I watched a rough cut of the feature I produced in the Bahamas.  I am so excited because it looks amazing.  I say this knowing there is still so far to go but already you can see a great story.  Award winning director Kareem Mortimer and editor Maria Cataldo have created a beautiful story about several people who’s lives intertwine for a brief period on the island of Eleuthera.  This movie touches on the political and religious climate in the Bahamas and how each life is effected by it.  I have really high hopes for this one.  Yay!