Gossamer Folds

Film by Lisa Donato

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Gossamer Folds

Directed by| Lisa Donato
Written by| Bridget Flanery
Produced by| Adam Carl
Ben Cornwell
Jordan Foley
Jonathan Rosenthal
Nick Smith
Yeardley Smith
Starring| Jackson Robert Scott
Alexandra Grey
Shane West
Sprague Grayden
Ethan Suplee
Cinematography| Ava Benjamin Shorr
Edited by| Alex Blatt
Music by| Aaron Zigman

Production
companies

Paperclip Limited
Mill House Motion Pictures

Distributed by| Indican Pictures[1]

Release date

* August 2020 (2020-08) (Outfest)[2]

Running time

| 96 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
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]

## Cast

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* Jackson Robert Scott as Tate
* Alexandra Grey as Gossamer
* Sprague Grayden as Frannie
* Shane West as Billy
* Ethan Suplee as Jimbo
* Franklin Ojeda Smith as Edward
* Yeardley Smith as Phyllis
* Jen Richards as Diana
* Brenda Currin as Maybelle
* Laurie Foxx as Karen - Mother of the Bride
* Camilla Marchena as Carmen

## Production

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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

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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

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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2022  | GLAAD Media Awards | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release | Gossamer Folds | Nominated  | [17]

## References

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1. ^ Kaplan, Rebecca (12 August 2022). "Exclusive Clip: Empire's Alexandra Grey's GLAAD-Nominated Gossamer Folds Hits On Demand August 23". MovieWeb. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
2. ^ a b c Tangcay, Jazz (24 August 2020). "Outfest LA: 'Gossamer Folds' Director and DP on the Importance of Casting Trans Actors". Variety. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
3. ^ "Gossamer Folds (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
4. ^ "Gossamer Folds (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
5. ^ Bennett, Conswella (24 September 2020). "Lisa Donato Talks 'Gossamer Folds'". The Georgia Voice. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
6. ^ Ring, Trudy (13 August 2020). "'Gossamer Folds' Tells a Story of Friendship Across Identities". The Advocate (LGBT magazine). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
7. ^ "Director Lisa Donato's debut feature film to be screened at Bentonville Film Festival". KHBS. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
8. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (15 November 2018). "Yeardley Smith's Paperclip Ltd. Sets Transgender Drama 'Gossamer Folds' Starring 'Transparent's Alexandra Grey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
9. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (15 November 2018). "Yeardley Smith's Paperclip Ltd. Sets Transgender Drama 'Gossamer Folds' Starring 'Transparent's Alexandra Grey". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
10. ^ BWW News Desk (15 November 2018). "Yeardley Smith's Paperclip Ltd and Mill House Motion Pictures Announce "Gossamer Folds" Drama, Begin Principal Photography". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
11. ^ McNary, Dave (15 November 2018). "Film News Roundup: Coldplay Documentary 'Head Full of Dreams' Grosses $3.5 Million in One Day". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
12. ^ Renae, Kirstie (25 January 2019). "THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'A Walk to Remember' 17 years later". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
13. ^ Sweeney, Deborah (8 March 2019). "Yeardley Smith Talks Being Lisa Simpson And Pursuing Entrepreneurship". Forbes. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
14. ^ Vlessing, Etan (29 July 2020). "Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Fest Sets Hybrid 2020 Edition to Boost Inclusion (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
15. ^ Hipes, Patrick (22 July 2020). "Bentonville Film Festival Sets Lineup For Hybrid In-Person/Online Event; 'Misbehaviour', 'Parkland Rising' Among Spotlight Titles". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
16. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (24 July 2020). "Kashish Indian LGBT Film Festival Goes Online". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
17. ^ "The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

## External links

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* Gossamer Folds at IMDb
* Gossamer Folds at Rotten Tomatoes

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