Rob Rice's (@public.monies ) feature film, PONDEROSA will have its World Premiere at the Tribeca Festival.
Logline
When the buffet where Zeke’s mom works closes down, he’s forced to entertain the advances of a rich regular who is weirdly obsessed with becoming his dad.
Starring
JACK DYLAN GRAZER
ALEXIS BLEDEL
BILL CAMP
Congratulations to the entire team on this selection!
Tickets for the festival go on sale April 28. Stay tuned.
#Tribeca25th
Meet us in St. Louis, Louis!
#SamWantsHerSweaterBack has been selected for @qfeststl !!
So thrilled to bring our Chicago #queer and #trans joyfest to the STL!
June 14-20
Stay tuned for details!
🔗in bio, baybeee
Our short film ENOUGH, directed by Brian Tee, will screen at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on May 2!
The film follows a disillusioned college student whose research leads them to discover the decades-long fight for Japanese American redress, uncovering the story of a lawyer who must confront his past in order to help heal a community and himself.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about the Redress movement featuring Brian Tee (Director), Kathy Masaoka (Co-Chair, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress), traci kato kiriyama (Interdisciplinary artist and activist), Kat Nagasawa (Journalist, El Timpano), with moderation by Mia Barnett (Nikkei Progressives).
Admission is free or pay-what-you-can! Reserve your tickets through the link in bio!
Minneapolis, you have my heart!!! @mspfilmsociety@themaincinema #MSPIFF45 was a damn dream!
We played to a sold-out theater, hosted a rowdy round of Lesbian Trailer Bingo, and got to experience the magic of a community that truly loves cinema. Shoutout to the WILD card pull beforehand.
To the MSPIFF crew: thank you for being so world-class. Hearing such kind feedback from the folks who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make this happen was the ultimate “pinch-me” moment. I’m walking away feeling incredibly lucky to do this work.
Between myself and Moll (DP/Producer), our sweethearts, Bri and Alicia, along with Amy and Luzzo (Producers), Louisa (Post Producer), my parents, and two doggos in tow, we had quite the glorious menagerie in attendance.
A massive shoutout to the rest of the Nervous Laughter block. It was a privilege to share the screen with such sharp, funny, and evocative films.
If you get a chance, please check out the work of these creators:
Sofia: @camiladeilheus
Crowded Out: @sleeplaughing
The Whammy’s: @emmaldeboer
Fresh Values: @drewdurepos
Toothless: @sdunnewold
Blossom Needs A Ride Home: @schwagel_bagel
Perpetual Care: Katie Royer and Rebekah Cianci
@thegotham is now accepting submissions for the 2026 #GothamWeek Project Market! Open to features and docs in development, this event is one of the best places in the industry for filmmakers to build career-spanning relationships with distributors, financiers, production companies, festivals, sales and talent agents, collaborators, and more.
Recent participants include Oscar nominees Cutting Through Rocks, All That Breathes, Crip Camp, and Ascension; major studio releases, such as Dìdi, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Fancy Dance, and Nanny; and six Sundance 2026 premieres, including Grand Jury Award winner Josephine.
🚨 Regular Deadline: April 23 ($25); Extended Deadline: May 7 ($45). Gotham Membership (Essentials or Insiders) required.
Learn more thru the link in bio!
COMPLIANCE, a feature film we co-produced with @pinkeye_pictures , will have its World Premiere tomorrow, April 16, with an additional screening on April 17 at @fantaspoa in Brazil! 💫
🔪 Directed by Kyle Mangione-Smith (@sosagoth ), the film follows a young tech worker who, after a secretive organization threatens to bring her past to light, is forced into a murderous conspiracy with devastating consequences.
Congratulations to the film team! We’re honored to debut the film on an international stage and look forward to sharing more as it continues its festival run ✈️ Learn more about the screenings through the link in bio.
Thrilled to share our second @st0rydrive festival confirmation of 2026! 🏳️⚧️Voices Unveiled🏳️🌈will be screening at @siffnews this summer, and we’re so excited to be among the incredible films and storytellers featured this year 🎬✨
THURSDAY Lesbian Trailer Bingo is hitting Minneapolis! 🥂🎟️
We’re turning the trailer-watching experience into a full-blown event at #MSPIFF45.
With prizes from @sappho_social , @queermunitymn , @blackhartstp , @myfilmnorth , @mspfilmsociety , and MORE!
📅 Thursday April, 16th
🕒 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 MSPIFF HQ 65 SE Main St
Drop a comment with the one sapphic movie trailer you could watch on loop forever. 👇
#WLW #MinneapolisEvents
ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT! We’re heading to @mdffparkway !!
Our Chicago #queer and #trans joyfest is coming out to Maryland #FilmFestival!!
Two screenings 4/9 & 4/11!
The company we’re in is INCREDIBLE.
Another “hell yeah” for our #SamWantsHerSweaterBack cast, crew, and community!!
🔗 in bio for tix!
Next month we’re premiering at @MSPFilmSociety !
Couldn’t be more thrilled to bring a lil #chicagolesbian, #queer, and #trans joy up to Minneapolis!!
And we’re in a #shortfilm block with other truly incredible creatives.
Myself (@whitchitwood ) and some of the team will definitely be present at the screening. You can get batch tickets now or passes for the entire #FilmFestival at @themaincinema
Individual tix go on sale next week and WILL SELL OUT, so get ‘em quick!
Finally, a huge congratulations to this entire SamWantsHerSweaterBack cast, crew, and community. We’ve all poured heart and soul and hilarity and love into this goofy ass flick about lgbtq joy at this terrifying moment in history. Every success is your success.
TY @fullspectrumfeatures , @weareotv , and @seedandspark for being partners throughout the process.
xoxo
On February 22, we held a community screening of our short docudrama film, ENOUGH, at Chicago’s Day of Remembrance event. Thank you to our community for coming out to the Chicago History Museum and sharing your time and reflections with us!
Major thanks to our panelists for sharing your insights around storytelling, community care, and the urgency of this moment 💜
You can watch a recording of the Day of Remembrance event by visiting the link in bio.
