Director Biography – Bethany Teague (LOVE CRIME)

Bethany Teague is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in Blacksburg, Virginia. She began her career as a television news reporter/anchor in West Virginia and Virginia. Her work in front of and behind the camera earned her Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards, as well as an Emmy nomination for feature reporting. ‍ In 2017,… Continue reading Director Biography – Bethany Teague (LOVE CRIME)

Short Film: LOVE CRIME, 10min., Canada, Documentary

To be LGBTQ+ in Iran is to fear for your life. Four Iranian refugees reflect on their traumatizing past, their new life abroad and their hope for the future. Project Type: Documentary Runtime: 10 minutes 34 seconds Completion Date: February 11, 2020 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: Canada Film Color: Color

Short Film: HANN, 13min., USA, Drama

  Andri, an anxious teenage boy, hides and represses his sexuality in fear of his masculine father’s reaction but, on the eve of Andri’s first date, he finds a clever way to reveal his secret. Project Links  Website  Facebook News & Reviews “DIRECTOR HOPES HIS FILM WILL ENCOURAGE KIDS TO COME OUT” Gay Iceland https://gayiceland.is/2018/director-hopes-his-film-will-enco

SHORT FILM TRAILER: VIOLET, 11min., Ireland, Romance/LGBT

VIOLET was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the January 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. Northern Irish teenager Violet struggles to come to terms with her faith and being gay, whilst burdened by overbearing and conservative parents. Project Links  Facebook  Instagram News & Reviews “Belfast Film Festival 2019 – Shorts Programme” Belfast Film Festival… Continue reading SHORT FILM TRAILER: VIOLET, 11min., Ireland, Romance/LGBT

Winning LGBT Festival Best Scene Reading: Girls On The Run, by Lukas Hassel

With escalating dementia pushing elderly Bella into a nursing home, this die-hard Clark Gable fan realizes she must to go on one last road trip clear across to the US to attend a screening of Gone With the Wind. United in their desire to help Bella achieve her dream, two elderly friends who can’t abide… Continue reading Winning LGBT Festival Best Scene Reading: Girls On The Run, by Lukas Hassel

Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay Reading: Totah, by Kevin Gross

Dennis Cleveland, the author of a popular gay book series, returns to his hometown of Farmington, New Mexico, when his grandmother passes away suddenly. A break-in at his grandmother’s house starts Dennis on a search for a turquoise ankle bracelet that may tie into his parent’s death when Dennis was a child. CAST LIST: Narrator:… Continue reading Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay Reading: Totah, by Kevin Gross

Winning LGBT TV Screenplay Reading: Fair Folk, by Sara Larner

Two fairies whose job it is to maintain the barriers between the fairy world and the human world, a job crucial to keeping the fabric of reality stable, struggle with new challenges when their respective fairy courts settle down on a college campus. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Holly/Fire: Hannah Ehman Stage/Flower: Bill Poulin