Kareem Mortimer (born October 17, 1980, in

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) 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.

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1980 births Living people People from Nassau, Bahamas Bahamian film directors {{NorthAm-film-director-stub