The Born That Way (Fun)draiser and Block Party

Join us for a special night of music, community building, & connection in order to raise funds for casting our Sundance finalist feature Born That Way.

Still struggling after a terrible breakup years ago, visual artist Sophie disappears into a world of animated fantasy; but when a failed suicide attempt puts two unlikely lovers in her path, the world around her splits into parallel tracks where love, identity, and revolution are all up for grabs.

MC: Nwaka Onwusa, Vice President and Chief Curator at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Sponsored by:

Bread Culture

Purusha People 

Performances by: Chayla Hope, Glitterfox, and Orlando Watson

Cocktail & Mocktail creation demo by: Jazz Smollett of Living By Design

Reading from 'Born That Way' with Eric B. Anthony & Michal Sinnott.               Quarter Finalist in Gotham International Screenwriting Competition, placed in the top 15% for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, Final round for Sundance Screenwriter's Lab, accepted into Big Vision Empty Wallet’s Diversity Program (other BVEW films include SXSW winner ‘The Light of the Moon’ & ‘Lez Bomb’ with Bruce Dern). 

Items for Auction: art work from Kevin Parr, Vida Diaz, and Donson Gallery, and goods and services from Stick Acupuncture, Boost Fitness, The Vagrancy, Alexandra Foley Photography, Sage Moon, Purusha People, The Radiance Project, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and more.

5% of all proceeds benefit the Orkeeswa School in Tanzania.

This is a timely story with a diverse cast and we are committed to race/gender/sexuality parity within the crew. 

We are creating a film fund for our work with the Maasai. The film has already raised $50,000.

Having completed the Tanzanian portion of production, we are raising funds to hire casting for actor attachments with an anticipated Spring 2022 shoot in NYC.