ENCORE SCREENING: GOSSAMER FOLDS

Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Feature from the Jury

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

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

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