Gossamer Folds

2020 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 dates

* August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15) (BFF)
* August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12) (United States)

Running time

| 96 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Box office| $7,113[2][3]

Gossamer Folds is a 2020 American drama film directed by Lisa Donato, written by Bridget Flanery, and starring Jackson Robert Scott and Alexandra Grey.[4][5] Yeardley Smith serves as one of the producers of the film.[6] It is Donato's feature directorial 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] In January 2019, it was announced that Shane West completed his scenes in the film.[11] Yeardley Smith confirmed in a March 2019 interview with Forbes that the film "is currently being edited."[12]

## Release

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The film made its worldwide premiere at the 2020 Bentonville Film Festival.[13][14] The film also premiered at the 2020 KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival.[15] It was also featured at the Outfest LA Film Festival in August 2020.[4] It was released in select theaters in the United States on August 12, 2022, by Indican Pictures, and on video on-demand on August 23.[1]

### 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  | [16]

## References

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

## External links

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* Gossamer Folds at IMDb
* Gossamer Folds at Rotten Tomatoes

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