The Abominable Crime

4.3
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 65 min
  • Premiere: 2013. June 25.

This is a story about a mother's love for her child and an activist's love for his country - and the stakes are life and death. Spanning five countries, THE ABOMINABLE CRIME explores the impacts of homophobia through the eyes of two gay Jamaicans who are forced to choose between their homeland and their lives. Simone, a young lesbian mother, survives being shot outside of her home by anti-gay gunmen. She must choose between living in hiding with her daughter in Jamaica or traveling alone to seek safety and asylum abroad. Maurice, Jamaica's leading gay-rights activist, is outed shortly after filing a lawsuit to overturn Jamaica's anti-sodomy law. He escapes to Canada, but decides to return to continue his activism.

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Art

Molly Schwartz

Graphic Designer

Crew

Gabrielle Weiss

Cinematography

Directing

Micah Fink

Director

Editing

Production

Micah Fink

Producer

Karen K. H. Sim

Co-Producer

Tara Nadolny

Associate Producer

Sound

Amanda Harberg

Original Music Composer

Art

Molly Schwartz

Graphic Designer

Crew

Gabrielle Weiss

Cinematography

Directing

Micah Fink

Director

Editing

Production

Micah Fink

Producer

Karen K. H. Sim

Co-Producer

Tara Nadolny

Associate Producer

Sound

Amanda Harberg

Original Music Composer