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Rodgers said Outfest has been invaluable to his development as a filmmaker and he called the selection “the honor of a lifetime.” Added Rodgers: “Over the last 41 years, Outfest has been a platform for so many brilliant queer films including some from our own filmmaking team. I’m forever grateful to this important organization and for this opportunity to celebrate.”

I can confidently say that on Outfest’s opening night I will be standing in my truth. How fitting to get to do it with this story, a story rooted in the invitation to see the love around us and to stand in our very truth. “To make history while we celebrate the power and creativity of our community with these two incredible filmmakers gives us hope that our voices can encourage future generations of artists.”Ībout opening the fest, Alberto said, “I stand as an example that anything is possible when we move with intention, resilience, and purpose to show that we are more than what you define us as. “The power of filmmaking can inspire, uplift, and unite audiences, and this is something that our community needs now more than ever as our rights are being attacked and restricted across the country,” said Damien Navarro, executive director of Outfest. Mills and Rodgers.Ī still from the film Chasing Chasing Amy directed by Sav Rodgers.

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Chasing Chasing Amy is a Yeehaw Pictures, Spacestation and Professional Amateur production produced by Alex Schmider, Carrie Radigan, Lela Meadow-Conner, Matthew C. It features the participation from Kevin Smith, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee, Guinevere Turner and LGBTQ+ notables including former Outfest executive director Christopher Racster, Andrew Ahn, Princess Weekes, Trish Bendix and Bob Hawk. by Blue Fox Entertainment.Ĭhasing Chasing Amy, set for a world premiere at Tribeca Festival in June, follows Rodgers as he investigates the history and legacy of Kevin Smith’s 1997 indie hit Chasing Amy, a film that changed the trajectory of Rodgers’ life. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in the U.S. Limelight funded the film along with Boies/Schiller Entertainment. Zack Schiller, David Boies, Kyra Sedgwick, Meredith Bagby served as executive producers on the film along with Alberto. The film is produced by Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker of Limelight Prods., Big Swing Prods.’ Valerie Stadler, Ben Odell and Eugenio Derbez of 3Pas Studios, and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 5000 Broadway Prods.

Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales star in the lead roles with Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Veronica Falcón and Kevin Alejandro rounding out the cast.

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A TV Writer's Plea in Wake of LGBTQ Confrontations: Don't Let Hate Groups Flor-nicate California Schoolsīased on Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s young adult novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe centers on the friendship between two teenage Mexican-American boys in 1987 El Paso who explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

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