A sneak peak at the Emmy-award-winning creator Kit Williamson’s (EastSiders, Mad Men) new series, Unconventional, with an all-star cast is coming to Outfest. Details below:
“Kit Williamson is the future of LGBTQ storytelling” – People Magazine
OUTFEST TO HOST SNEAK PEAK SCREENING OF NEW KIT WILLIAMSON SERIES UNCONVENTIONAL
WHERE: The Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd E, Los Angeles, CA 90068
WHEN: Thursday, July 21, 2022
Arrivals Begin 7:45 PM
Show Begins 8:00 PM
Event Ends9:30 PM
ATTIRE: Festive
WHAT: From the creator of the Emmy-winning dark comedy series EASTSIDERS on Netflix, UNCONVENTIONAL follows eccentric, queer siblings Noah and Margot Guillory and their significant others Daniel Charles and Eliza Slate, as they try to start an unconventional family while navigating their thirties, trying to stay sane in an unstable world and, most importantly, trying to hold onto the bonds they share.
WHO: Series creator Kit Williamson (EastSiders, Mad Men) stars as Noah Guillory, alongside Emmy-nominee James Bland (Giants, Insecure), Aubrey Peeples (Nashville), and Briana Venskus (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Bland also serves as a writer, director and producer on the project.
The cast also includes Emmy-winner Beau Bridges (Masters Of Sex), Emmy-winner Kathy Griffin (Search Party), Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Friday Night Lights), Tuc Watkins (Uncoupled), drag sensation Willam Belli (EastSiders, A Star is Born), trans model Laith Ashley (Pose), Constantine Rousouli (Charmed) and Jenna Ushkowitz (Glee).
ABOUT SERIES CREATOR KIT WILLIAMSON:
Kit Williamson is the creator, director and star of the Emmy Award winning LGBTQ series “EastSiders,” which premiered its fourth and final season on Netflix last year. Kit has been nominated for 6 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series, Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing. He recently wrote a feature film adaptation of the YA novel “Camp” for HBO Max, which Billy Porter is attached to direct, and is currently working on a feature film for Netflix directed by Kenny Ortega, and the sequel to the hit film “Easy A” for Sony Screen Gems. He is also attached to adapt Mercedes Lackey’s NY Times bestselling fantasy series “Valdemar” for Universal TV and Radar Pictures. He is an alumnus of the Sundance Lab and has written projects for CBS, UTV, Legendary, A&E and MTV Studios.
ABOUT THE PRODUCERS:
COLD IRON
MIRANDA BAILEY:
A production powerhouse, Bailey’s Cold Iron Pictures has amassed an extensive list of critical and commercial successes including Daniels’ SWISS ARMY MAN starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe; DON’T THINK TWICE directed by Mike Birbiglia, starring Gillian Jacobs and Keegan Michael-Key, and produced with Ira Glass; Marielle Heller’s Gotham and Spirit Award-winning THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL; and NORMAN, directed by Oscar-nominated director Joseph Cedar. Other titles include the Sundance hit documentary THE UNTITLED AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY which was acquired by Hulu and the 2022 Sundance acclaimed film GOD’S COUNTRY starring Thandiwe Newton.
Alongside Bailey, Cold Iron President AMANDA MARSHALL has produced over 20 films including Lake Bell’s I DO…UNTIL I DON’T, Bailey’s directorial debut narrative feature BEING FRANK – starring award-winning comedian Jim Gaffigan – and GOD’S COUNTRY for which she won the prestigious 2022 Sundance Institute Amazon Studios Producer Award.
COLD IRON PICTURES’ next film projects are RAISED EYEBROWS to be directed by Oren Moverman and starring Geoffrey Rush and Sienna Miller, and THIRSTY, a dark comedy written and to be directed by Caroline Williams (BOJACK, THE OFFICE, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT).
THE FILM ARCADE
MIRANDA BAILEY AND JASON BECK:
Started by Bailey and Beck in 2012, THE FILM ARCADE’s goal was to produce and distribute high quality independent films for the theatrical market. Partnered with Universal Pictures, The Film Arcade acquires and distributes titles such as Mike Birbiglia’s DON’T THINK TWICE as well as Lake Bell’s I DO… UNTIL I DON’T, starring Bell and Ed Helms. TFA has recently partnered with Cold Iron to produce Hulu’s THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY and the Sundance hit GOD’S COUNTRY, which JASON BECK executive produced. Beck also over saw Film Arcade releases FAMILY starring Taylor Schilling, the Spirit awarded-nominated JAMES WHITE, PEOPLE PLACES THINGS, UNEXPECTED, and Joey Solloway’s Spirit Nominee for best first feature, AFTERNOON DELIGHT.
ABOUT OUTFEST:
Outfest, a non-profit 501 c3, and its signature annual film festival OutfestLA.org is turning 40. Since its inception as the modest Gay and Lesbian Media Conference in 1982 by UCLA graduate students and organization founders Larry Horne and John Ramirez, Outfest LA has grown into an Academy Award qualifying, globally recognized event that has been celebrated by millions around the world.
Outfest, a non-profit 501 c3, and its signature annual film festival OutfestLA.org is turning 40. Since its inception as the modest Gay and Lesbian Media Conference in 1982 by UCLA graduate students and organization founders Larry Horne and John Ramirez, Outfest LA has grown into an Academy Award qualifying, globally recognized event that has been celebrated by millions around the world.
Now in its 40th year, Outfest is a premier entertainment, media, and arts organization widely considered the best for queer cinema and television, as well as home to several notable educational, mentorship, and film restoration programs. Outfest also manages the first free-for-all, ad-free, streaming platform dedicated to queer and trans stories, The OutMuseum. Outfest hopes to help shift the narrative and cultural landscape of LGBTQIA+ stories and restore the future of entertainment for our community.