The Abominable Crime (2013)

This is a story about a mothers love for her child and an activists 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 antigay gunmen She must choose between living in hiding with her daughter in Jamaica or traveling alone to seek safety and asylum abroad Maurice Jamaicas leading gayrights activist is outed shortly after filing a lawsuit to overturn Jamaicas antisodomy law He escapes to Canada but decides to return to continue his activism