Children of God DVD, 2009

The gorgeous beaches and towns of the Bahamas are the setting for Children of God, a tender, gay romantic drama from first-time filmmaker Kareem Mortimer. Percolating under the hot sun and sand are religious intolerance, political grand-standing, family woes and, hopefully, enough love to conquer them all.

Johnny Ferro stars as Jonny, a white Bahamian artist who faces losing his university scholarship after being rejected by his alcoholic father and beaten up in a homophobic attack. His life changes for the better when he leaves the city for the tranquil island of Eleuthera and falls in love with Romeo (Stephen Tyrone Williams). Old prejudices resurface, however, and Jonny and Romeo soon find their newfound happiness under threat from the bigoted opinions of those around them.

Children of God has won several festival awards and been opening and closing night at many others, for good reason - it's a wonderful film.