'Chasing Chasing Amy' explores the legacy of 1997 lesbian cult classic 'Chasing Amy'
“Chasing Chasing Amy,” a documentary feature which has played at over 75 film festivals and featured on The Popcorn List of outstanding undistributed films, has been picked up for world sales by Level 33 Entertainment.
“Chasing Chasing Amy,” a documentary feature which has played at over 75 film festivals and featured on The Popcorn List of outstanding undistributed films, has been picked up for world sales by Level 33 Entertainment.
The film explores the complex legacy of Kevin Smith‘s 1997 cult classic movie “Chasing Amy” on LGBTQ people and its life-saving impact on Sav Rodgers, who makes his feature-length directing debut with the documentary. The film explores the transformational impact of the rom-com on a 12-year-old queer kid from Kansas, coming of age and to terms with his identity. Rodgers says it took him a “lifetime” to make.
Smith’s “Chasing Amy” chronicles the impact on the long-term friendship of two new Jersey comic book artists when they are joined by a third artist, who turns out to be lesbian. The fallout includes heartbreak and jealousy. It starred Ben Affleck, Jason Lee and Joey Lauren Adams. It remains controversial among LGBTQ people.
Ben Affleck and Joey Lauren Adams in the 1997 lesbian cult classic "Chasing Amy." Miramax/Courtesy Everett ColleThe documentary features exclusive interviews with figures including Smith, Adams, Lee, Guinevere Turner, Scott Mosier, Andrew Ahn, Robert Hawk, Princess Weekes and Academy Award-winner Kevin Willmott.
Los Angeles-based Level 33 has acquired worldwide rights to “Chasing Chasing Amy” and will itself release the film in theaters in the fall. It is partnered with interactive streaming service KINO for a virtual premiere event with a live Q&A, followed by on-demand and a physical media releases.
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