f*ck pr*de
The Documentary Film Series
"Praise makes me humble. But when I am abused I know I have touched the stars." – Oscar Wilde
SYNOPSIS
How do you love yourself when you’ve never been taught how?
f*ck pr*de is a documentary film series about my transition, mental health recovery, community service, and how identity politics takes aim at its own communities.
Rebuilding my life through Dialectical Behavioral Therapy(DBT), Adaptive Internal Relational Network Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy(EMDR), I found the courage after a devastating loss to embrace my true self and embark on a remarkable transformation defying societal norms and expectations.
f*ck pr*de, refers to how often we let our pride get in the way of want we really want: real connection, love in all its forms, and the right to be ourselves not matter who we are, where we come from, in the LGBTQ community or straight, our gender expression, and the color of our skin. We are human beings. We can agree to disagree and still be respectful and empathetic of each other's journey in our shared global community.
Funding from GoFundMe donations, Patreon community members, the Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Metro Regional Arts Council, and a Sundance Institute Uprise Grant Honorarium has made the project possible.
Becoming a Patreon member means so much to me and my team. It helps me to pay for life's essentials, small equipment purchases, and my artistic collaborators who are helping this series become a success. Patrons will have access to exclusive content, community, and the joy of supporting an artist who values empathy, love, and the right to be ourselves. Boxes are for shoes. Let's free our souls and do want we want to do.
You can read the essays about the series by clicking here to go the Walker Art Center's website.
With the 2025 MSAB Arts Experience Grant, I’ll tour rough cuts of the series to underserved communities in Minnesota from 2025-2026.
“Undoubtedly, we become what we envision” - Claude M. Bristol
Grantors & Supporters - Thank you
MN State Arts Board
GRANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
This program/project was supported by two grants from Jerome Foundation.
This project is made possible by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council through a grant from the McKnight Foundation.