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REALBOYPressNotes–June2016
REALBOYPressNotes–June2016
REALBOY
Released2016
TRT72min
USA/English
PressContact
ShaleeceHaas
[email protected]
(510)316-2687
Tagline
Ason’stransition.Amom’stransformation.
Synopsis
BennettWallaceisacharismaticteenageronthebrinkofadulthood.Ashenavigatestheups
anddownsofgendertransitionandgrappleswithahistoryofsubstanceabuse,Bennett
embarksonajourneytofindhisvoice—asamusician,afriend,ason,andaman.
Filmedoverfouryears,RealBoyfollowstheevolutionofBennett'srelationshipwithhismother
Suzy,whohasdeepmisgivingsabouthistransition.AsSuzystrugglestocometotermswithhis
decision,BennettistakenunderthewingofhisidolJoeStevens,acelebratedtransgender
musicianfightinghisowndemons.
Throughobservationalstorytellingthatisalternatelypainfulandheartwarming,RealBoy
exploresthecomplexityofaddiction,thehealingpowerofmusic,andtheimportanceoffamily,
bothgivenandchosen.
PublicityPhotos
Publicitystillsandheadshotscanbedownloadedhere:http://bit.ly/RB_PublicityPhotos
KeyPersonnel
ShaleeceHaas,Director/Producer
ShaleeceisadocumentaryfilmmakerbasedinOakland,CA.Herfilmsaremarkedbyabalance
ofpoignancyandhumor,andbyintimatecharacter-drivenstorytellingthatinvitesaudiences
deepintotheinteriorworldsoftheirprotagonists.
ShaleeceproducedanddirectedtheITVS-fundedfilmRealBoy(2016),whichpremieredatBFI
FlareinLondonandwillbebroadcastnationallyonPBSin2017.Sheco-producedTheGeniusof
Marian(2013;Tribeca,POV)andproducedtheshortfilmsAwardwinninggir(2012;SFDocFest)
andCityFish(2011;HotDocs,DocumentaryChannel).ShaleeceassociateproducedExtremeby
Design(2012,PBS)andTheArtofDoingItYourself(2011,PBS).Herdocumentaryshort,Old
PeopleDriving(2010,MillValleyFilmFestival),wasbroadcastonPBSNewsHouraspartofthe
EconomistFilmProjectandwonbestdocumentaryatthePhoenixFilmFestival.
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Shaleece’sfilmshavereceivedsupportfromITVS,CaliforniaHumanities,BerkeleyFilm
Foundation,FledglingFund,FilmIndependent,IFP,amongothers.Sheisa2015Film
IndependentDocumentaryLabFellow,a2012WorkingFilms(ReelAging)Fellowanda2010
MetLifeFoundationJournalistsinAgingFellow.ShaleeceisamemberofFilmFatales(San
Franciscochapter)andtheQueerProducersCollective.
Inadditiontofilmmaking,ShaleeceteachesattheUCBerkeleyGraduateSchoolofJournalism
andleadsvideostorytellingworkshopsfortheBerkeleyAdvancedMediaInstituteandtheNY
PressAssociation.Shaleecepreviouslyworkedasaneditorialphotographerandradioproducer
andwasafoundingstaffmemberofthenationaloralhistoryproject,StoryCorps.Sheisa
graduateofthedocumentaryfilmprogramatUCBerkeley’sGraduateSchoolofJournalism.
CharlotteLagarde,ExecutiveProducer
CharlotteLagarde’sproducingcreditsincludeDeannBorshayLiem’sInTheMatterofChaJung
Hee(PBS/POV)andCarrieLozano’sAcademyAward-winningReporterZero,whichpremieredat
theBerlinInternationalFilmFestival.
Herloveoftheoceanledhertodocumentmagnificentwomensurfersinheraward-winning
shortfilmsZeuf(SundanceChannel)andSwell(CINEGoldenEagleAward).Thefeature-length
documentaryshedirectedabouttheHawaiiansurfinglegendandbreastcancersurvivorRell
Sunn,HeartoftheSea,wasbroadcastinover30countriesandwonnumerousawardsincluding
thePBSIndependentLensAudienceAwardandBestDocumentaryAwardattheAshland
IndependentFilmFestival.
LagardehasreceivedfundingfromITVS,NEAandNEH.SheisaSundanceandBAVCfellowand
isontheSteeringCommitteeofNewDayFilms.SheearnedaMastersdegreeinDocumentary
FilmfromStanfordUniversity.
HerlatestdocumentaryTheBalladofFredHerschpremieredatthe2016FullFrameFilm
Festival.SheiscurrentlycollaboratingwithartistJenBervinonthevideocomponentfortheSilk
Poems,whichwillopeninanexhibitionatMASSMoCAinMay2016.
AndrewGersh,Editor
AndrewGershisadocumentaryeditorbasedinBerkeley,California.Hisworkhasappearedon
PBS,ABC,MSNBC,NationalGeographic,Discovery,TurnerBroadcasting,theBBCandChannel
4,UKandintheatersworldwide.HeisaSundanceInstituteDocumentaryEditandStoryLab
Fellow.HebeganhiseditingcareeronstaffatWGBHinBoston,workingonmany
groundbreakingseriesforPBS,includingNOVA,FRONTLINEandtheten-hourWGBH/BBCcoproductiononthehistoryofRock&Roll.
AndreweditedTheRevolutionaryOptimists,whichwasnominatedfora2014Emmy,awarded
theHiltonWorldwideLightStaySustainabilityAwardatthe2013SundanceFilmFestival,and
airednationallyonPBS’IndependentLens,followedbyITVSCommunityCinemascreeningsand
anationaltheatricalrelease.His2013documentary SPARK:ABurningManStorypremieredat
the2013SXSWFilmFestival,wasanofficialselectiontobothSeattleInternationalandAshland
Independentfilmfestivals,andwastheopeningnightfilmofthe2013SanFranciscoDocFest.
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OtherworkincludesJohnnySymons’AskNot(SanFranciscoInternationalFilmFestival,MoMA,
PBS’IndependentLens),DaddyDon’tGo(DOCNYC,ClevelandInternationalFilmFestival)and
Ready,Set,Bag!(LosAngelesInternationalFilmFestival).
SamBerliner,AssociateProducer
SamBerlinerisaBayArea-basedfilmmakerandanimatorbestknownforhisengagingand
accessiblefilmsaboutgendernon-conformity.Hisaward-winningshortsFLOAT,DatingSucks:A
GenderqueerMisadventure,Genderbusters,andPerceptionhavescreenedatover100film
festivalsaroundtheworldandaredistributedbyCFMDCandFramelineVoices.
Whennotactivelymakingfilms,heisthefestivaldirectorofTranslations:theSeattle
TransgenderFilmFestival.Samalsospeaksaboutmediaandgenderatvariousorganizations
andschools.SamgraduatedfromSmithCollegewithaBAinFilm&TheatreandearnedanMFA
inCinemafromSanFranciscoStateUniversity.
KyleRanson-Walsh,AssociateProducer
KyleRanson-WalshspentadecadeatPixarAnimationStudioshelpingbringanimatedfilmsto
thescreenincludingAcademyAward®-winningfeaturesRatatouille,WALL•E,andUP,and
GoldenGlobe®-nominatedCars2.MostrecentlyheworkedontheproducingteamforPixar’s
shortfilmTheBlueUmbrella.Kylealsoproducedtheaward-winningliveactionshort,Cologne,
whichpremieredatFrameline2013andwon“MostInnovativeShortFilm”atSeattle’sGay&
LesbianFilmFestival.SinceleavingPixar,Kylehasworkedasanindependentproducer,
director,andstrategistbasedinBrooklyn.KyleisaproudgraduateoftheUniversityofVirginia
andtheCaliforniaCollegeoftheArts’innovativeMBAinDesignStrategyprogram.
WilliamRyanFritch,Composer
WilliamRyanFritchisacomposer,multi-instrumentalistandproducerbasedintheSan
FranciscoBayArea.Hehasscoredandcontributedmusictonumerouscriticallyacclaimed
narrativeanddocumentaryfilms(e.g.theIndependentSpirtawardwinningTheWaitingRoom,
andCannesCinéfondationprizewinningSkunk).Hismusichasbeenfeaturedintelevision
showsandminiseriesforCBS,IFC,Showtime,Discovery,AMC,AXSTV,AlJazeeraandPBSas
wellasfornumerousdanceandtheatreproductions,artinstallationsandinnationalad
campaignsandPSAs.
Inadditiontohiscommissionedmultimediawork,hehasaveryactiverecordingcareer,
releasingnumerousPsych-Folk,ContemporaryClassical,andExperimentalrecordingsunderhis
ownnameandunderthemonikerVieoAbiungo.Hisdistinct,organicsoundistheproductofhis
uniquetalentsasaninstrumentalistandrecordist,utilizingavastandvariedarsenaloflive,
acousticinstrumentationtofullyrealizehiscompositionsasasoloendeavor.
MollySchwartz,Animator
MollySchwartzanimates,designs,composites,codes,andcreatesspecialeffectsforwork
rangingfromdocumentaryfilmtitles,filmposterdesign,motiongraphics,animation,
compositingandspecialeffects,installationdesignandsitespecificprojectionmapping.Her
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team(shewasleadanimatoranddesigner)wonaSundanceSpecialJuryAwardforAnimation
January2014forthedocumentaryfilmWatchersoftheSky.
RecentfilmprojectsincludeBlackPanthers:VanguardoftheRevolution,CODE:Debuggingthe
GenderGap,AGoodJob:StoriesfromtheFDNY,BackonBoard,TheAbominable
Crime,andCANCER:EmperorofAllMaladies.Schwartzisanadjunctprofessorteachingat
NYU'sInteractiveTelecommunicationsProgram.Shealsoshowsheranimatedvideos,
drawings,interactiveartworksinpublicartcommissions,installations,exhibitionsandfestivals
worldwide.
Festivals&Awards(announcedasofJune2016)
BFIFlare–London,UK
IndependentFilmFestivalBoston–Boston,MA(*Winner:KarenSchmeerAwardfor
ExcellenceinDocumentaryEditing)
Frameline–SanFrancisco,CA
Outfest–LosAngeles,CA
InsideOut:TorontoLGBTFilmFestival–Toronto,ON,Canada
Cinépride–Nantes,France
RioGender&SexualityFilmFestival–RiodeJaneiro,Brazil
GiffoniFilmFestival–Salerno,Italy
ProductionCredits
PRODUCED&DIRECTEDBY
ShaleeceHaas
EDITOR
AndrewGersh
EXECUTIVEPRODUCER
CharlotteLagarde
ORIGINALSCORE
WilliamRyanFritch
ANIMATION
MollySchwartz
ASSOCIATEPRODUCERS
SamBerliner
KyleRanson-Walsh
----DIRECTOROFPHOTOGRAPHY
ShaleeceHaas
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LOCATIONSOUND
LaurettaMolitor
JonathanHong
KentPope
SamBerliner
TomGorman
ADDITIONALCAMERA
ClareMajor
LincolnElse
KateKunath
AveryHudson
CarmenOsterlye
ADDITIONALEDITING
KevinOliver
CONSULTINGPRODUCER
MarcSmolowitz
CONSULTINGEDITORS
DonBernier
TobyShimin
FUNDINGTRAILEREDITORS
KevinOliver
SallyRubin
ASSISTANTEDITOR
TheresaDesautels
PRODUCTIONASSISTANTS
AlexSafron
DominicJoseph
ShayanAkbari
POST-PRODUCTIONSUPPORT
SusanCohen
SemanyGashaw
JenGilomen
BriannaNelson
A.Q.Quintero
CamillaSavoia
MelinaTupa
KICKSTARTERCAMPAIGNSUPPORT
AnnieBush,ProductionforUse
RoseSlam!Johnson
AlexChousa
JoeyGonzalez
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CONSULTINGPRODUCERFORITVS
N’JeriEaton
SUPERVISINGPRODUCERFORITVS
DavidEisenberg
EXECUTIVEPRODUCERFORITVS
SallyJoFifer
TRANSCRIPTION
JulieLagarde
TRANSLATION
JohnKane
JasonPlourde
GraceSmall
ZannaWilliams
ARCHIVALFOOTAGEANDSTILLSPROVIDEDBY
SenBeever
DavidButlerII
JamesClayton
DanielConnolly
CoyoteGrace
DylanEngle
TrevynMadrone
HeatherMiller
NikandDel
Pond5
SuzyReinke
SaraStell
JoeStevens
BennettWallace
MOTIONGRAPHICS
PictureboxProductions
MikeNicholson
AUDIOPOST-PRODUCTION
BerkeleySoundArtists
RERECORDINGMIXERS
JamesLeBrecht
DanOlmstead
DIALOGEDITOR
ErikReimers
SOUNDEFFECTSEDITORS
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BijanSharifi
TaylorGruver
DIGITALINTERMEDIATE
ColorAGo-Go,SanFrancisco
DICOLORIST
KentPritchett
DIPRODUCER
KimSalyer
DICONFORMARTIST
AlbertFrates
LEGALSERVICES
Blyth,Lee&Associates
JustineJacob
ACCOUNTINGSERVICES
DanielBao
INSURANCESERVICES
Hammond,Martin,Walsh&Smith
LarryA.Walsh
ORIGINALSONGS
“FearNotMyLove”
writtenandperformedbyBennettWallace
“AGuyNamedJoe”
writtenbyJoeStevens
performedbyCoyoteGrace
“LandoftheOpportune”
writtenbyBennettWallace
performedbyBennettWallace&JoeStevens
“GoodnightLady”
writtenbyJoeStevens
performedbyCoyoteGrace
“ForMyFamily”
writtenandperformedbyBennettWallace
ADDITIONALMUSIC
“Zuma”(Instrumental)
writtenbyJoeStevens
performedbyCoyoteGrace
publishedbyMileAfterMileRecords(BMI)
“BornBlind”
writtenbyJoeStevens
performedbyCoyoteGrace
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publishedbyMileAfterMileRecords(BMI)
“HeavenDog”(Instrumental)
writtenbyJoeStevens
performedbyCoyoteGrace
publishedbyMileAfterMileRecords(BMI)
“FearNotMyLove”
writtenbyBennettWallace
performedbyBennettWallace,AllieCorcovelos&JoeStevens
FISCALSPONSORSHIPPROVIDEDBY
SanFranciscoFilmSociety
SwellCinema
PRODUCTIONSUPPORTPROVIDEDBY
FilmIndependent
IFP
RoughCutsSF
FUNDINGPROVIDEDBY
ITVS
CaliforniaHumanities
CaliforniaInstituteforContemporaryArts
PacificPioneerFund
BerkeleyFilmFoundation
FledglingFund
+908Kickstarterbackers
RealBoyisaco-productionofShaleeceHaasandIndependentTelevisionService(ITVS),withfunding
providedbytheCorporationforPublicBroadcasting(CPB).