Exclusive: Billy Porter has come on to exec produce Black As U R, the first in the independent documentary segment dedicating a feature length film to the misunderstandings of Black queerness and the Trans experience. Porter will produce through his Incognegro Productions with his producing partner D.J. Gugenheim.
The emotionally charged documentary has won multiple Best Feature accolades and special awards on the festival circuit along with crowd pleasing Q&As with director, Micheal Rice, and subjects from the film.Porter spotted the film as a standout among many films screening at LGBTQ+ film festivals and reached out to director Micheal Rice.
“Black As U R aligns with our production philosophy to focus on Black and Lgbtqia joy and realism to shine a light on these stories. We are grateful to be part of this team and excited to share Micheal’s vision with even more audiences” said Porter and Gugenheim.
The emotionally charged documentary has won multiple Best Feature accolades and special awards on the festival circuit along with crowd pleasing Q&As with director, Micheal Rice, and subjects from the film.Porter spotted the film as a standout among many films screening at LGBTQ+ film festivals and reached out to director Micheal Rice.
“Black As U R aligns with our production philosophy to focus on Black and Lgbtqia joy and realism to shine a light on these stories. We are grateful to be part of this team and excited to share Micheal’s vision with even more audiences” said Porter and Gugenheim.
- 2/15/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Whilst black people in the US have never been without cause for protest, the demonstrations which followed the death of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 were something different. Because they took place during lockdown, when most people were at home and other news was slow, they captured the attention of viewers all around the world and saw the Black Lives Matter movement, which had been running since 2013, a household name. Micheal Rice, who directed this film, was among the protestors, but whilst he was out there on the streets, something else happened. In a grocery store in Minneapolis, a young Black woman was beaten to within an inch of her life – by other Black people.
It happened because she was trans, and it impacted Rice hard, as a gay man. He found himself wondering exactly which Black lives matter, and decided to make this film, exploring prejudice against...
It happened because she was trans, and it impacted Rice hard, as a gay man. He found himself wondering exactly which Black lives matter, and decided to make this film, exploring prejudice against...
- 10/22/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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Carter Smith’s queer horror Swallowed, starring Jena Malone and Cooper Koch, was awarded the U.S. narrative feature grand jury prize at the 2022 NewFest Festival, which runs through Oct. 25 in New York.
Juliana Curi’s documentary UÝRA — The Rising Forest, Maryam Touzani’s drama The Blue Caftan and Nyala Moon’s short How to Not Date While Trans were also awarded jury prizes in the documentary feature, international feature and New York short categories of the annual LGBTQ+ film festival’s 34th edition.
Writer-director Elegance Bratton was also honored on Oct. 20 with the inaugural 2022 Breakthrough Queer Visionary Award for his film The Inspection, about a gay Black man who joins the Marines. The film, which stars Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union and Raúl Castillo, debuted at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and is set to open in U.S. theaters on Nov. 18.
“Queer cinema is thriving,...
Carter Smith’s queer horror Swallowed, starring Jena Malone and Cooper Koch, was awarded the U.S. narrative feature grand jury prize at the 2022 NewFest Festival, which runs through Oct. 25 in New York.
Juliana Curi’s documentary UÝRA — The Rising Forest, Maryam Touzani’s drama The Blue Caftan and Nyala Moon’s short How to Not Date While Trans were also awarded jury prizes in the documentary feature, international feature and New York short categories of the annual LGBTQ+ film festival’s 34th edition.
Writer-director Elegance Bratton was also honored on Oct. 20 with the inaugural 2022 Breakthrough Queer Visionary Award for his film The Inspection, about a gay Black man who joins the Marines. The film, which stars Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union and Raúl Castillo, debuted at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and is set to open in U.S. theaters on Nov. 18.
“Queer cinema is thriving,...
- 10/22/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ivy Rose, Candy, Nelle and Aphrodite in Black As U R Photo: Yinka Parris
It’s not so many years ago that festivals like Newfest didn’t exist, or if they did, they were small and secretive. Queer cinema has fought for a place on the map and yet, although Black people have played pivotal roles in making that happen, there are still very few films addressing Black LGBTQ+ experiences. In particular, there’s a shortage of work addressing the intersectional issues faced by people in those communities, or asking why African American people still find it much harder to come out of the closet and find acceptance than is now the case for their white peers. Micheal Rice’s Black As U R, which is screening as part of the aforementioned New York festival, attempts to fill that gap. It’s a strong piece of work which addresses the problem from the ground up,...
It’s not so many years ago that festivals like Newfest didn’t exist, or if they did, they were small and secretive. Queer cinema has fought for a place on the map and yet, although Black people have played pivotal roles in making that happen, there are still very few films addressing Black LGBTQ+ experiences. In particular, there’s a shortage of work addressing the intersectional issues faced by people in those communities, or asking why African American people still find it much harder to come out of the closet and find acceptance than is now the case for their white peers. Micheal Rice’s Black As U R, which is screening as part of the aforementioned New York festival, attempts to fill that gap. It’s a strong piece of work which addresses the problem from the ground up,...
- 10/18/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Outfest has announced the lineup for its 2022 Outfest Fusion Qtbipoc Film Festival.
The Los Angeles-based festival will screen seven features, three episodic titles and 52 short films this year, which marks the 40th anniversary for Outfest and the 19th year of Outfest Fusion, founded in 2004 to spotlight queer and trans filmmakers of color. The seven feature titles are Micheal Rice’s “Black as U R,” Horacio Alcala’s “Finlandia,” William T. Horner and Stacey Woelfel’s “Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way,” Marianne Amelinckx’s “Mustache Mondays (Artbound),” Émerson Maranhão’s “Transversals,” Quentin Lee’s “White Frog” and Bretten Hannam’s “Wildhood.”
“As we find ourselves back in a moment where our rights as Lgbtqia+ people are being taken away and our very existence silenced, we know these moves have a greater impact on Lgbtqia+ communities of color,” Outfest executive director Damien S. Navarro said in a statement. “We...
The Los Angeles-based festival will screen seven features, three episodic titles and 52 short films this year, which marks the 40th anniversary for Outfest and the 19th year of Outfest Fusion, founded in 2004 to spotlight queer and trans filmmakers of color. The seven feature titles are Micheal Rice’s “Black as U R,” Horacio Alcala’s “Finlandia,” William T. Horner and Stacey Woelfel’s “Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way,” Marianne Amelinckx’s “Mustache Mondays (Artbound),” Émerson Maranhão’s “Transversals,” Quentin Lee’s “White Frog” and Bretten Hannam’s “Wildhood.”
“As we find ourselves back in a moment where our rights as Lgbtqia+ people are being taken away and our very existence silenced, we know these moves have a greater impact on Lgbtqia+ communities of color,” Outfest executive director Damien S. Navarro said in a statement. “We...
- 3/22/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
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