The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Rachel Brosnahan has signed on to executive produce a series adaptation of Femme, based on the short film of the same name.
Brosnahan also executive produced the short, which is currently on the festival circuit and will be released on queer streaming service Revry on September 21.
Negotiations are underway, but a network is not yet attached. Casting, production dates, and other details for the project will be released in the coming months.
Written by Corey Camperchioli who also stars, and directed by Alden Peters, the short film Femme centers on Carson (Camperchioli), a gay twenty-something looking for love on all the wrong apps. After being rejected by an online hookup for being too “femme,” Carson embarks on a hilarious journey towards self-discovery and acceptance by way of a manic existential crisis and a drag queen fairy godmother. Set in Hell’s Kitchen, the epicenter of New York City gay life,...
Brosnahan also executive produced the short, which is currently on the festival circuit and will be released on queer streaming service Revry on September 21.
Negotiations are underway, but a network is not yet attached. Casting, production dates, and other details for the project will be released in the coming months.
Written by Corey Camperchioli who also stars, and directed by Alden Peters, the short film Femme centers on Carson (Camperchioli), a gay twenty-something looking for love on all the wrong apps. After being rejected by an online hookup for being too “femme,” Carson embarks on a hilarious journey towards self-discovery and acceptance by way of a manic existential crisis and a drag queen fairy godmother. Set in Hell’s Kitchen, the epicenter of New York City gay life,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Today is National Coming Out Day, which celebrates coming out of the closet as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. What better way to celebrate than with Alden Peters’ debut film “Coming Out,” which documents his own coming-out experience and captures everything on camera as he boldly discloses his sexuality to friends, family, and society.
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Inspired by social media coming out videos by teens around the world, “Coming Out” focuses on the intimate moments when Peters reveals his true identity to the world. Peters also employs crowdsourced videos from Lgbtq youth from around the globe and interviews leading figures and experts about the unique challenges of coming out in the digital era. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
“When I was a questioning teenager, and later when I made the decision to come out of the closet,...
Read More: National Coming Out Day: 5 Online Shorts That Celebrate Queer Lives
Inspired by social media coming out videos by teens around the world, “Coming Out” focuses on the intimate moments when Peters reveals his true identity to the world. Peters also employs crowdsourced videos from Lgbtq youth from around the globe and interviews leading figures and experts about the unique challenges of coming out in the digital era. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
“When I was a questioning teenager, and later when I made the decision to come out of the closet,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Coming Out" Tweetable Logline: Coming Out provides an intimate and personal look at coming out of the closet in the digital era. Elevator Pitch: Shocked by youth suicides in the fall of 2010, filmmaker Alden Peters decided to come out of the closet to his friends, family, and online acquaintances on camera. With the cameras rolling, he reveals his closest-guarded secret for the first time, with dramatic and humorous consequences. After the initial disclosure, Alden searches for his place in the Lgbtq community and discovers the profound ways that the internet and digital world can provide safety, community, and support, but also allow for cyberbullying, discrimination, and invasions of privacy.
- 7/23/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
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