Gossamer Folds

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Gossamer Folds
Directed byLisa Donato
Written by Bridget Flanery
Produced byAdam Carl
Ben Cornwell
Jordan Foley
Jonathan Rosenthal
Nick Smith
Yeardley Smith
Starring Jackson Robert Scott
Alexandra Grey
Shane West
Sprague Grayden
Ethan Suplee
CinematographyAva Benjamin Shorr
Edited byAlex Blatt
Music by Aaron Zigman
Production
companies
Paperclip Limited
Mill House Motion Pictures
Distributed by Indican Pictures [1]
Release date
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$7,113 [3] [4]

Gossamer Folds is a 2020 American drama film directed by Lisa Donato and starring Alexandra Grey and Jackson Robert Scott. [2] [5] Yeardley Smith serves as one of the producers of the film. [6] It is Donato's directorial feature debut. [7]

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Cast

Production

Principal photography began on November 15, 2018. [8] [9] [10] [11] In January 2019, it was announced that Shane West completed his scenes in the film. [12] Yeardley Smith confirmed in a March 2019 interview with Forbes that the film "is currently being edited." [13]

Release

The film made its worldwide premiere at the 2020 Bentonville Film Festival. [14] [15] The film also premiered at the 2020 KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. [16] It was also featured at the Outfest LA Film Festival in August 2020. [2]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2022 GLAAD Media Awards GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release Gossamer FoldsNominated [17]

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