Beaver Harbour and Saint John were noted as primary locations while the school scenes were shot using RCS-Netherwood School in Rothesay, and the famous pool scene was shot on location at the Vocational High School in Saint John.

One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 80s, Children of a Lesser God, garnered four Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress Oscar for Marlee Matlin. Based on the hit Broadway play, it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds (William Hurt), an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah (Marlee Matlin). At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it shatters the barrier of silence that keeps them apart.