GOSSAMER FOLDS

Watch the recorded Q&A with director Lisa Donato and producer Yeardly Smith moderated by Deaunte Damper

CO-PRESENTED BY COLAGE

Lisa Donato; 2019; USA; 95 min.

Directed by Lisa Donato (SIGNATURE MOVE, FOXY TROT, SQFF), GOSSAMER FOLDS takes us back to the summer of 1986. The parents of ten-year-old Tate (IT star Jackson Robert Scott) uproot their urban family and move to the suburbs of Missouri. When the parents' (Shane West and Sprague Grayden) marriage breaks down, and tension builds at home, Tate escapes next door. There, he finds solace in his neighbors: a retired college professor and his transgender daughter, Gossamer, played by transgender actress Alexandra Grey (Empire, Transparent, and most recently The Alienist: Angel of Darkness), a seamstress who designs costumes for club performers in the city. Gossamer invites Tate to her sewing room, explaining her plans to save up money and escape to New York and become a fashion designer. GOSSAMER FOLDS features a guest appearance by co-producer Yeardley Smith (known for voicing the role of Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons) and an original song written and performed by Sarah McLachlan. GOSSAMER FOLDS is rich with multilayered characters and a heartwarming tribute to the power of friendship. 

CONTENT WARNINGS: VULGAR LANGUAGE, IMPLIED VIOLENCE

Moderator: Deaunte Damper

Born in Seattle, WA, Damper has focused his work on bringing. HIV awareness and LGBTQ-affirming education to marginalized communities throughout the City of Seattle. This started thru his non-profit work at Pocaan as a Peer Navigator for the Department of Health. In April 2019, Damper made History as the NAACP'S first LGBTQIA Chair, the first in 110 years of the organization. In October 2019, Damper began as a Transitional Specialist for the Washington State Department of Corrections. And as of November 2019, he is Rainer Beach High School's Black Student Union Advisor. Damper, as well, started a support group for young men of color, B.R.O.T.H.A (Blacks Recovering Overcoming Trauma Health and Awareness

Oct 2020 naacp king county damper announced his run for president of the naacp king county. Making damper the first. LGBTQ queer president in the branches history