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Change (2011)

2011-01-29 · 23m · EN
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An African-American teenager grapples with his sexual identity on the night Barack Obama is elected President and Proposition 8 — the California voter initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage — is passed. When one of Jamie's friend group initiates the bullying of an openly gay classmate, Jamie uses his wits to try and prevent it, but when things don't go the way he predicted, he is forced to face his fears head on. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Short Film at Frameline35: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, Change is a poetic and moving film which deftly examines one young man's internal identity struggles within the context of the modern movement for LGBT rights, and a high school experience fraught with peer pressure.

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Melissa OsborneDirector, Writer

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Sean Michael McClamSean Michael McClamJamiePreston MayesPreston MayesVincentJesse James RiceJesse James RiceIvanBrooklyn LoweBrooklyn LoweCandiceCarl W. CrudupCarl W. CrudupThomasBrent WiseBrent WiseJC

Keywords

Presidential electionCaliforniaHomophobiaLgbt teenAfrican americanBarack obamaTeen social issues

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityPresidential Election · California · HomophobiaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference211148Actor preference1182213 · 1468635 · 1173376

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What is Change about?

An African-American teenager grapples with his sexual identity on the night Barack Obama is elected President and Proposition 8 — the California voter initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage — is passed. When one of Jamie's friend group initiates the bullying of an openly gay classmate, Jamie uses his wits to try and prevent it, but when things don't go the way he predicted, he is forced to face his fears head on. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Short Film at Frameline35: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, Change is a poetic and moving film which deftly examines one young man's internal identity struggles within the context of the modern movement for LGBT rights, and a high school experience fraught with peer pressure.

How long is Change?

Change has a runtime of 23 minutes.