#elegance bratton

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PIER KIDS (2019) dir. Elegance Bratton The lives of Black, homeless queer and trans youth who call the Christopher Street Pier in NYC their home. Filmed over five years, taking place mainly in 2011, 2012, and three years later in 2016. The youth are interviewed over these years to show how time and experience changes, shinning a light on how queer people of color utilize spaces to create a chosen family, as well as highlighting the police presence in a community that relies on sex work for their main form of income. (link in title)

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Jeremy Pope via 🎬

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The Inspection

directed by Elegance Bratton, 2022

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the inspection was so beautiful to me. it's very much a movie that makes the homoeroticism in the military, or similar spaces, text and it was so refreshing to see.

it is also a movie very much in communication with movies about the military (and the USMC) that you might have seen before, full metal jacket, jarhead is mentioned explicitly, but it seeks to show us a different side to them.

(there is in fact a scene of the protagonist sitting on the toilet that is very reminiscent of full metal jacket, but what he's about the swallow is not his gun XD )

there is a poetry to the images and i loved the emotional pitch of each scene, i'm so in awe of how precisely you feel them but also in how subtle they are. it's a huge achievement.

i don't think the movie subverts the genre as such but it queers it and gives you small bits of insight into this life from the perspective of someone who experienced it. there was a post about past lives the other day, about how pragmatic it is, and i think the inspection is similarly pragmatic and not tempted by melodrama. it's a very refreshing mood to witness.

it's a hugely impressive film to me and i'm really glad i caught it. top notch acting, top notch cinematography and just a beautifully conveyed story.

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THE INSPECTION:

Homeless gay young man

Endures harsh marine training

So he’ll prove himself

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Outfest Fusion to honor Bird Runningwater & Elegance Bratton at 20th anniversary QTBIPOC film festival - full lineup announced

This Friday, March 24th, sees the opening of the 20th annual Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival in Los Angeles, running in-person and virtually until April 2nd, with screenings, free community workshops, and networking events. At the Opening Night Gala at the JACCC Aratani Theatre, Pier Kids and The Inspection filmmaker Elegance Bratton will be honored with the 2023 Fusion Achievement Award,…

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"The Inspection"

“The Inspection”

This film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival Writer / director Elegance Bratton‘s “The Inspection” is a highly personal film inspired by his real life experience in the Marine Corps. It’s a sad story about the rampant homophobia that he faced while enduring boot camp, ending with a hopeful message that feels designed to prevent alienating viewers. Most of the material is…

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Egy jelentés szerint megvan a Penge új rendezője

Ha hihetünk a híreknek, megvan a Penge új rendezője #Marvel #Blade

A Marvel Studios a közelmúltban több film bemutatóját is elhalasztotta, és aggasztó hírek jelentek meg az új Pengéről is, de most végre kaptunk egy jót is. Egy új jelentés szerint megtalálták a Penge-reboot új rendezőjét, amit a The Inspection című film rendezője hozhat tető alá. 2019 nyarán Kevin Feige a San Diego-i Comic-Con utolsó pillanatában egy nagy meglepetéssel zárt a Marvel Studios…

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The Inspection’s Elegance Bratton on “Defiant Empathy” in Filmmaking – The Hollywood Reporter

The Inspection’s Elegance Bratton on “Defiant Empathy” in Filmmaking – The Hollywood Reporter

Elegance Bratton, writer-director of A24’s The Inspection and the inaugural recipient of NewFest’s Breakthrough Queer Visionary Award, says the cast and crew were “fighting the elements” during the filming of his narrative directorial debut about a young Black gay man who joins the Marines under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. “We were shooting in summer in Mississippi and it was biblically…

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Jeremy Pope and Raúl Castillo | The Inspection (2022), dir. Elegance Bratton

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The fun and fear of guest hosting All Things Considered

As a longtime NPR nerd, I have often listened to the smooth, smart anchors leading broadcasts of our newsmagazines and wondered: Could I do that?

Last Saturday and Sunday, I found out, when I got the chance to fill in for Michel Martin as guest anchor on Weekend All Things Considered.

I knew from a stint guest hosting CNN’s late, lamented media analysis show Reliable Sources years ago, that even a temporary host can have lots of influence over a show. The key is to assemble a lineup of interviews and stories which are informative and newsy, but also show off the host’s strengths by speaking to their expertise, enthusiasms and abilities.

For me, it was also an opportunity to pull together some dreamed-about interviews, backed by the appeal to the subject of appearing on a newsmagazine which reaches millions of listeners over a weekend. My biggest fear: breaking news which would require lots of live anchoring; fortunately, the news gods smiled down and people seemed to chill out for the holiday weekend.

Here's links to some of the stories we offered over those two days. Their quality is a real testament to the staff at Weekend All Things Considered, who were supportive, understanding of a newbie’s nerves and so good at their jobs, it made speaking to an audience of millions exhilarating and fun – and only a little bit scary.

This is one of my favorite interviews: blerding out on comic book lore with Ryan Coogler, director of Wakanda Forever, which stands at the top of the box office. We talk about the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, making longtime antihero Namor a Mayan (and those ankle wings!) and how two guys wrote a female centered, big budget Marvel movie. Click here to listen.

I’m a late-night TV nerd. So it was beyond fulfilling to get two of the smartest comics in late night to spend a little time talking about the future of late night TV and whether it makes sense to call out comics out for monologues which seem, for some, to encourage and/or minimize antisemitism or prejudice. The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr. and The Amber Ruffin Show’s Jenny Hagel were super smart, super funny and super thoughtful in this discussion, which you can hear by clicking here. Another version can be found in our podcast Consider This.

Flying to Washington DC on Thanksgiving night, I was astonished to see tech journalist Kara Swisher taking apart Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk in a series of tweets where she called him her biggest disappointment in 25 years as a tech reporter. During a staff a meeting the next day, I asked the team: Do you think we could get Swisher to talk with us about what happened? Turns out, they could, and we talked about Elon, whether we’re seeing the twilight of the tech bro and the future of Black Twitter. Listen here.

One thing NPR does well is spotlight up and coming artists before they become household names. So I was proud and honored to feature a revealing interview with Elegance Bratton, director/writer of the new film The Inspection, a movie based on his own life about a Black, gay homeless man -- rejected by his homophobic mother – who seeks refuge in the Marines. After the interview was done, Elegance told us he had dreamed of being interview by NPR about one of his films for years. We were happy to make that one come true – click here to listen.

A talk with Stephen Fowler of Georgia Public Radio on the start of voting in the state’ contentious Senate runoff election between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

A conversation with expert Manuel Zamarripa on how to process the trauma from media coverage of mass shootings.

Discussion of the podcast White Hats, which dissects the complex and often bloody history of a group typically lionized in film and TV shows: The Texas Rangers.

Words with Senator Amy Klobuchar on her plans to convene a hearing on Ticketmaster’s dominance of the concert ticketing industry after their massive failure to sell tickets to Taylor Swift’s new concert tour.

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6th Hollywood Critics’ Association Awards — Winners

Best Picture Avatar: The Way of Water Elvis Everything Everywhere All At Once — WINNER RRR TÁR The Banshees of Inisherin The Fabelmans The Woman King Top Gun: Maverick Women Talking

Best Director Baz Luhrmann – Elvis Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once — WINNER Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave S.S. Rajamouli – RRR Sarah Polley – Women Talking Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans Todd Field – TÁR

Best Actress Cate Blanchett – TÁR Danielle Deadwyler – Till Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once — WINNER Viola Davis – The Woman King

Best Actor Austin Butler – Elvis Brendan Fraser – The Whale — WINNER Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin Paul Mescal – Aftersun Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick

Best Supporting Actress Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — WINNER Hong Chau – The Whale Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once Keke Palmer – Nope Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin Ben Whishaw – Women Talking Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once — WINNER

Best Cast Ensemble Babylon Everything Everywhere All At Once ��� WINNER Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery The Woman King Women Talking

Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance Antonio Banderas – Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Ewan McGregor – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Jenny Slate – Marcel the Shell with Shoes On — WINNER Rosalie Chiang – Turning Red Zoe Saldaña – Avatar: The Way of Water

Best Action Film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever RRR — WINNER The Batman The Woman King Top Gun: Maverick

Best Animated Film Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — WINNER Marcel The Shell With Shoes On Puss in Boots: The Last Wish The Bad Guys Turning Red

Best Comedy Bros Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — WINNER The Menu The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Triangle of Sadness

Best Documentary Film All the Beauty and The Bloodshed Fire of Love Good Night Oppy — WINNER Moonage Daydream Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Best First Feature Charlotte Wells – Aftersun — WINNER Lila Neugebauer – Causeway John Patton Ford – Emily the Criminal Elegance Bratton – The Inspection Domee Shi – Turning Red

Best Horror Film Barbarian Bones and All Nope The Black Phone — WINNER X

Best Indie Film Aftersun Cha Cha Real Smooth Everything Everywhere All At Once Marcel the Shell with Shoes On — WINNER TÁR

Best International Film All Quiet on the Western Front Argentina, 1985 Close Decision to Leave RRR — WINNER

Best Short Film All Too Well: The Short Film — WINNER Moshari North Star Regret to Inform You Triggered

Best Adapted Screenplay Guillermo del Toro & Patrick McHale – Gulliermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Rebecca Lenkiewicz – She Said Rian Johnson – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Samuel D. Hunter – The Whale Sarah Polley – Women Talking — WINNER

Best Original Screenplay Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All At Once — WINNER Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin Seth Reiss & Will Tracy – The Menu Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner – The Fabelmans Todd Field – TÁR

Best Casting Director Everything Everywhere All At Once – Sarah Finn Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe — WINNER The Menu – Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe The Woman King – Aisha Coley Women Talking – John Buchan and Jason Knight

Best Cinematography Avatar: The Way of Water – Russell Carpenter Everything Everywhere All At Once – Larkin Seiple The Batman – Greig Fraser The Fabelmans – Janusz Kamiński Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda — WINNER

Best Costume Design Babylon – Mary Zophres Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ruth Carter — WINNER Elvis – Catherine Martin Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris – Jenny Beavan The Woman King – Gersha Phillips

Best Editing Decision to Leave – Kim Sang-bum Everything Everywhere All At Once – Paul Rogers — WINNER Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Bob Ducsay RRR �� A. Sreekar Prasad Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton

Best Makeup and Hairstyling Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Camille Friend and Joel Harlow Elvis – Shane Thomas, Mark Coulier, Jason Baird, and Louise Coulston Everything Everywhere All At Once – Michelle Chung and Anissa Salazar The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, and Zoe Tahir The Whale – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Anne Marie Bradley — WINNER

Best Marketing Campaign Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Everything Everywhere All At Once Nope Smile — WINNER Top Gun: Maverick

Best Original Song Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – “Lift Me Up” performed by Rihanna Elvis – “Vegas” performed by Doja Cat RRR  – “Naatu Naatu” performed by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava — WINNER Top Gun: Maverick – “Hold My Hand” performed by Lady Gaga Turning Red – “Nobody Like U” performed by 4Town

Best Production Design Avatar: The Way of Water – Dylan Cole, Ben Procter and Vanessa Cole Babylon – Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino — WINNER Black Panther: Wakanda Forever  – Hannah Beachler and Lisa K. Sessions Elvis – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, and Bev Dunn The Batman – James Chinlund and Lee Sandales

Best Score Babylon  – Justin Hurwitz — WINNER Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Alexandre Desplat The Banshees of Inisherin  – Carter Burwell The Batman – Michael Giacchino Women Talking – Hildur Guðnadóttir

Best Sound Avatar: The Way of Water – Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Dick Bernstein, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges, and Julian Howarth Elvis – David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, and Michael Keller Nope – Johnnie Burn and Jose Antonio Garcia The Batman – Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, and Andy Nelson Top Gun: Maverick – Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor — WINNER

Best Stunts Everything Everywhere All At Once RRR — WINNER The Batman The Woman King Top Gun: Maverick

Best Visual Effects Avatar: The Way of Water – Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett — WINNER Everything Everywhere All At Once – Zak Stoltz, Ethan Feldbau, Benjamin Brewer and Jeff Desom Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Aaron Weintraub, Brian Leif Hansen, Georgina Hayns and Ian Mackinnon RRR – V. Srinivas Mohan Top Gun: Maverick – Ryan Tudhope, Scott R. Fisher, Seth Hill and Bryan Litson

Special Honorary Awards Acting Achievement Award: Angela Bassett Artisan Achievement Award: Rick Carter Filmmaking Achievement Award: Rian Johnson Spotlight Award: RRR Star on the Rise Award: Gabriel LaBelle

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The Inspection (2022) dir.: Elegance Bratton

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WALK FOR ME:

Closeted trans teen

Gets involved in ballroom scene

His mom doesn’t know