HE’S SEEING THE BOY OF HIS DREAMS EVERYWHERE. HE HASN’T TOLD HIS GIRLFRIEND YET.
Summer of Connor focuses on the budding queer fantasies of Daniel, whose barista accidentally jumpstarts a spiral of self-discovery. I hadn’t seen narratives about bisexual men that articulate how strange and delightful discovering this kind of queerness can be. I made the film I wish I discovered on my own journey.
I wanted Summer of Connor to magnify the inherently awkward, whimsical, and thrilling components of a sexual awakening, how a casual infatuation can become an all-consuming rhapsody. Shot in vibrant Los Angeles locations in a 4:3 aspect ratio, I designed Summer of Connor to feel like the magical, dilated memory of a transformative summer. This film is for the kids who feel confused—like Daniel, and like me. It gets weirder as it gets better.
WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY: Russell Goldman
STARRING: Brandon Jeremiah, Alicia Brayboy, and Johnny Lazebnik
Brandon Jeremiah in Summer of Connor
PAST SCREENINGS
- INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: VINOKINO, screenings in Turku, Helsinki, and Oulu from October to December 2019
- HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: August 11, 2019 @ the TCL Chinese Theater
- FRAMELINE 43: June 26, 2019 @ the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, CA
- HOLLYWOOD COMEDY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: April 20, 2019 @ the TCL Chinese Theater (AWARD WINNER: BEST ROM-COM)
- NEW FILMMAKERS NY: April 10, 2019 @ the Anthology Film Archives
- WICKED QUEER BOSTON LGBT FILM FESTIVAL: April 7, 2019 @ the Paramount Theater