Virtual Cinema – GOSSAMER FOLDS – Dec. 17-24

Join us for the New England premiere of GOSSAMER FOLDS!

This ‘Queer Thursdays’ presentation is playing in our ‘virtual theater’ for 8 days straight – from THURSDAY 12/17/20 to THURSDAY 12/24/20.

Click here to get your ticket and watch now!

Featuring an excellent ensemble cast of familiar faces and original music from Sarah McLachlan, the directorial debut of Lisa Donato (co-screenwriter of festival fave Signature Move) is a heartfelt tale of big dreams and unlikely friendships in 1986 suburban Missouri. Bored with his new home and looking for an escape from his parents’ constant arguments, vocabulary-obsessed 9-year old Tate Millikin (Jackson Robert Scott, It) sparks a strong bond with two of his neighbors: a Black transwoman named Gossamer (Alexandra Grey, Empire) and her retired English professor father Edward (Franklin Ojeda Smith, Boardwalk Empire).

Tate finds in Gossamer and Edward what he desperately lacks from his parents: guidance, care, and respect… not to mention being introduced to all sorts of new words. But as threats to separate the group begin to mount—all while Gossamer entertains the idea of following her dreams to NYC—Tate must accept the possibility of losing the first meaningful friendships he’s ever had. Jen Richards, Yeardley Smith, Shane West, and Sprague Grayden also star in this poignant drama.

— DIANE DE MONX (Frameline.org)

Our friend Paul Struthers at FRAMELINE sat down for a chat with director Lisa Donato, producer and actor Yeardley Smith, actor Alexandra Grey, and actor Jen Richards. Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/ckCRHRZVxTA. No spoilers!

 

DIRECTOR: Lisa Donato
2020 | USA | 96 min

Check out the trailer below: