Falling In Love...with Chris and Greg
(with Greg Youmans)
Falling In Love... is an online webisode sitcom about a gay odd couple. Chris is a radical queer trans fag. Greg is a gay liberal cissy boy. They really don't have all that much in common, but somehow they manage.
Episode 1: "O Canada!"
Episode 2: "Road Trip! TV Special"
A Special Election PSA
Hair Breakdown Special
Episode 3: "FOOD!"
Oh La La! Paris Special
Episode 1: "O Canada!"
2008, 18 min, Color (DV)
Best Episodic Work in conjunction with SF Camerawork exhibition, There is Always a Machine Between Us
In the premiere episode of "Falling In Love...", Chris and Greg tackle the issue of open relationships, Canadianism, and lactose intolerance.
Screenings
* K’vetsh Queer Open Mic, Featured Screening, March 2008 - San Francisco, CA
* MIX LA Summer Picnic, August 2008 - Los Angeles, CA
* Frameline 33, June 2009 - San Francisco, CA
* Queer City Cinema, June 2010 - Regina, Saskatchewan Canada
* Rhino In The Room, September 2010 - Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
Episode 2: "Road Trip! TV Special"
2008, 23 min, Color (DV)
In the sophomore episode of "Falling In Love...", Chris and Greg explore the epic topics of gay marriage and pregnant men during a road trip through the American Southwest.
Screenings
* MIX NYC, October 2008 - New York, NY
* K’vetsh Queer Open Mic 12th Anniversary Show, November 2008 - San Francisco, CA
* Frameline 33, June 2009 - San Francisco, CA
* Outfest-Platinum program, July 2009 - Los Angeles, CA
* BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, March 2010 - London, UK
* Boston LGBT Film Festival, May 2011 Boston, MA
A Special Election PSA
2008, 3 min, Color (DV)
Chris and Greg offer some advice to consider before heading to the polls.
Hair Breakdown Special
2009, 4 min, Color (DV)
Eisner Prize for Film & Video, Honorable Mention
A receding hair line throws Chris into crisis. Greg just wants to cuddle.
Screenings
* K’vetsh Queer Open Mic 13thAnniversary Show, November 2009 - San Francisco, CA
* Works From The Eisner Prize Competition, Pacific Film Archives May 2010 - Berkeley, CA
* MIX MÉXICO, Cinemark June 2010 - D.F., México
Episode 3: "FOOD!"
2010, 26 min, Color (DV)
In this third episode, the pair's conflicting body issues threaten to tear their love apart.
Screenings
* ATA for Homo-a-Go-Go, August 200 - San Francisco, CA (excerpt)
* Hamburg Intn'l Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, October 2009 - Hamburg, Germany (excerpt)
* Frameline 34, June 2010 - San Francisco, CA
* Outfest-Platinum program, July 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
* TG Film Festival, August 201 - Los Angeles, CA
* Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, October 2010 - Albuquerque, NM
* UC Santa Barbara, November 2010 - Santa Barbara, CA
* Olympia Film Festival, November 2010 Olympia, WA
Oh La La! Paris Special
2010, 10 min, Color (DV)
Chris and Greg think about moving to France. Then they realize that neither of them will be making any money anytime soon.
Screenings
* UC Santa Barbara, November 2010 - Santa Barbara, CA
* K’vetsh Queer Open Mic 14th Anniversary Show, November 2010 - San Francisco, CA
* The RADAR Show @ The Luggage Store, January 2011 San Francisco, CA