Here is a 100-min collection of shorts about young adults from around the world.
PRETTY BOY JOSH: A young man expresses his journey of self-acceptance and perseverance.
CHRISTMAS COMING OUT: An action figure from a young gay man's Christmas Past comes to life to help him find the courage he needs to come out.
EVERYONE HAS MY JACKET: “One of us has to change” takes a whole other meaning in this short animation about fashion, gender dysphoria and acceptance; as we follow a singular protagonist narrating an internal struggle when a brown corduroy jacket makes its way into his closet.
OUT OF THE DARK: AKEEM: How do you fight an enemy you cannot see? This is the story of AKeem Rollins, known for his viral slam poetry piece “Suicide Note,” and how he faced the greatest challenge of his life and found strength he never knew he had.
MARLON BRANDO: Best friends, Cas and Naomi are graduating from high school and spend every second of their days together. Within their friendship they experience a feeling of ultimate safety. But when their future plans are seemingly different, their relationship wobbles.
BIRTHDAY BOY: It's César's birthday and his parents expect him to wear clothes that make Cesar feel uncomfortable. Now he has to make a decision. Continue to please his family's expectations or be true to his identity as a trans man.
THE DOOR SHE OPENED: In 2018, at the age of 63, Dee Westenhauser came out as a transgender woman. But growing up in El Paso, Texas in the 1950s she remembers having a hard time fitting in. One weekend, her parents decided to take her to her aunt Yaya’s house. Aunt Yaya saw a kindred spirit in Dee, and gave her an opportunity that no one else would: a safe, loving space to be herself.
TELL ME ABOUT ORANGE: When his best girl friend expresses her romantic feelings, a blind teenage boy struggles to express his. He realizes that sometimes love really is blind.
LOVE LOST, AND FOUND: Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed are best friends and Vietnam-era veterans. Although they didn’t serve in the war together, they share a story of courage — on and off the battlefield. They met at a transgender veterans’ support group, and after hours of talking over coffee, they became inseparable. Since coming out, both Sue and Kristyn have lost contact with family members, but they’ve formed a powerful, enduring sisterhood.
THE SPACE WE MAKE: This film explores the LGBTQIA+ community in Oxford, MS, and is focused around Code Pink, an event friendly to the queer community, and its coordinator Blake Summers.
THE MEANING OF DAISEY: The Meaning of Daisey follows Daisey and Matty who work in a florist. Daisey's regular day at work takes an unexpected turn when she is swept off her feet by Owens. It’s a tentative dance between two people that with a little help from a friend finally act on their obvious attraction.
RASPODIA: Bruno is a teenager who makes the decision to participate to his high school's talent show with an out of ordinary performance. Moments before the show, his choice turns out to be more difficult than expected.
How do you fight an enemy you cannot see? This is the story of AKeem Rollins, known for his viral slam poetry piece “Suicide Note,” and how he faced the greatest challenge of his life and found strength he never knew he had.
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Director Biography - Sarah Klein, Tom Mason
Redglass co-founder Sarah Klein is an award-winning producer and director. Her early credits include the HBO documentary, Hard as Nails and the Arte film, The Good Mother. Redglass Pictures was formed in 2006 and since then, Klein has co-directed and produced many notable projects, including History of Memory for HP, and a series of short films for Ken Burns’ Cancer: The Emperor of Maladies, which won a DuPont Award. Among the many hats she wears at Redglass, Klein leads creative development and production. She has had the honor of interviewing: The Obamas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Kerry, Michael Chabon, Warren Buffett, and JJ Abrams, to name a few.
Tom Mason is the co-founder of Redglass, and in addition to co-directing and producing films with Klein, also serves as the principal of photography and post production. Mason’s cinematic approach to shorts comes from his deep roots in film and still photography, which he studied at Syracuse University. After receiving an Alexia Grant, Mason spent a year documenting the world of Russian adoption agencies. Some the projects he has co-directed at Redglass include George Saunders: On Story and Ken Burns: On Story with the Atlantic, and How To Win An Election for The New York Times.
- Year2021
- Runtime4 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSarah Klein & Tom Mason
- ProducerHeather Martino
Here is a 100-min collection of shorts about young adults from around the world.
PRETTY BOY JOSH: A young man expresses his journey of self-acceptance and perseverance.
CHRISTMAS COMING OUT: An action figure from a young gay man's Christmas Past comes to life to help him find the courage he needs to come out.
EVERYONE HAS MY JACKET: “One of us has to change” takes a whole other meaning in this short animation about fashion, gender dysphoria and acceptance; as we follow a singular protagonist narrating an internal struggle when a brown corduroy jacket makes its way into his closet.
OUT OF THE DARK: AKEEM: How do you fight an enemy you cannot see? This is the story of AKeem Rollins, known for his viral slam poetry piece “Suicide Note,” and how he faced the greatest challenge of his life and found strength he never knew he had.
MARLON BRANDO: Best friends, Cas and Naomi are graduating from high school and spend every second of their days together. Within their friendship they experience a feeling of ultimate safety. But when their future plans are seemingly different, their relationship wobbles.
BIRTHDAY BOY: It's César's birthday and his parents expect him to wear clothes that make Cesar feel uncomfortable. Now he has to make a decision. Continue to please his family's expectations or be true to his identity as a trans man.
THE DOOR SHE OPENED: In 2018, at the age of 63, Dee Westenhauser came out as a transgender woman. But growing up in El Paso, Texas in the 1950s she remembers having a hard time fitting in. One weekend, her parents decided to take her to her aunt Yaya’s house. Aunt Yaya saw a kindred spirit in Dee, and gave her an opportunity that no one else would: a safe, loving space to be herself.
TELL ME ABOUT ORANGE: When his best girl friend expresses her romantic feelings, a blind teenage boy struggles to express his. He realizes that sometimes love really is blind.
LOVE LOST, AND FOUND: Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed are best friends and Vietnam-era veterans. Although they didn’t serve in the war together, they share a story of courage — on and off the battlefield. They met at a transgender veterans’ support group, and after hours of talking over coffee, they became inseparable. Since coming out, both Sue and Kristyn have lost contact with family members, but they’ve formed a powerful, enduring sisterhood.
THE SPACE WE MAKE: This film explores the LGBTQIA+ community in Oxford, MS, and is focused around Code Pink, an event friendly to the queer community, and its coordinator Blake Summers.
THE MEANING OF DAISEY: The Meaning of Daisey follows Daisey and Matty who work in a florist. Daisey's regular day at work takes an unexpected turn when she is swept off her feet by Owens. It’s a tentative dance between two people that with a little help from a friend finally act on their obvious attraction.
RASPODIA: Bruno is a teenager who makes the decision to participate to his high school's talent show with an out of ordinary performance. Moments before the show, his choice turns out to be more difficult than expected.
How do you fight an enemy you cannot see? This is the story of AKeem Rollins, known for his viral slam poetry piece “Suicide Note,” and how he faced the greatest challenge of his life and found strength he never knew he had.
FACEBOOK: Click Here
Director Biography - Sarah Klein, Tom Mason
Redglass co-founder Sarah Klein is an award-winning producer and director. Her early credits include the HBO documentary, Hard as Nails and the Arte film, The Good Mother. Redglass Pictures was formed in 2006 and since then, Klein has co-directed and produced many notable projects, including History of Memory for HP, and a series of short films for Ken Burns’ Cancer: The Emperor of Maladies, which won a DuPont Award. Among the many hats she wears at Redglass, Klein leads creative development and production. She has had the honor of interviewing: The Obamas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Kerry, Michael Chabon, Warren Buffett, and JJ Abrams, to name a few.
Tom Mason is the co-founder of Redglass, and in addition to co-directing and producing films with Klein, also serves as the principal of photography and post production. Mason’s cinematic approach to shorts comes from his deep roots in film and still photography, which he studied at Syracuse University. After receiving an Alexia Grant, Mason spent a year documenting the world of Russian adoption agencies. Some the projects he has co-directed at Redglass include George Saunders: On Story and Ken Burns: On Story with the Atlantic, and How To Win An Election for The New York Times.
- Year2021
- Runtime4 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSarah Klein & Tom Mason
- ProducerHeather Martino