The Genesis Children

The Genesis Children
1972 advertisement in the Los Angeles Times
Directed byAnthony Aikman
Written byAnthony Aikman
Billy Byars Jr.
Barbara Smith
Produced byBilly Byars Jr.
StarringVincent Child
Greg Hill
Bubba Collins
Peter Glawson
David Johnson
Jack Good
Mike Good
Max Adams
Butch Burr
Narrated byJeremy Hoenack
CinematographyBill Dewar
Edited byJeremy Hoenack
Music byJerry Styner
Release date
  • August 4, 1972 (1972-08-04)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Genesis Children, originally titled ? before its release, is a 1972 American art film. It was directed by Anthony Aikman and co-written by Aikman and Billy Byars Jr., with the narration written by Barbara Smith. It was a production of Lyric Films International and Byars and Associates.

The movie premiered on August 4, 1972, at the Encore Theater at 5308 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Although it was called "very benign" by Aaron Stern of the MPAA, it received an X rating due to lengthy full nudity scenes of adolescent boys.