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Passage (2013)

★★★ — Passage (2013)

Kareem Mortimer is one of the few filmmakers working consistently in the Bahamian film industry, perhaps best known for his 2014 feature "Children of God," which tackled homophobia and religion in the Caribbean and earned considerable attention on the festival circuit. "Passage" predates that feature and sits within a broader body of short work Mortimer produced during the early 2010s, a period when Bahamian cinema was slowly finding its footing as a distinct national voice. The film is set against the very real and ongoing crisis of Haitian migration through the Bahamas toward the United States, a journey that has claimed thousands of lives and remains one of the Caribbean's most pressing humanitarian issues. Shot on a modest budget within the Bahamas itself, it is a rare English-language short to centre that particular experience with any directness.

A-Z Movie World Tour Bahamas What a harrowing short. No doubt made with a really small budget but really well executed. It's super depressing but this is life for so many people trying to get into the USA. It's remorseless. Can't say I'd ever watch that again but it's a powerful short.

Rating: ★★★ | Year: 2013 | Watched: 2025-05-22

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