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Gossamer Folds
- Director: Lisa Donato
- Writer: Bridget Flanery
- Producer: Adam Carl; Ben Cornwell; Jonathan Rosenthal; Nick Smith
CGiii Comment
There is much to admire...yet, Gossamer Folds will leave you somewhat unfulfilled...and, perhaps, a little under-whelmed.
This is Lisa Donato's first feature...and, it is a film that deserves a wider audience - quite simply, because, it bucks the trend of the trans victimisation scenario.
What this film really needed was an ending, a big ending...something to take away with. A memory. An impression. Something that wasn't given.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In 1986, nine-year-old Tate Millikin is uprooted and unwillingly moved to the suburbs of Kansas City. As his parents' marriage unravels, Tate finds solace in the unlikely friendships of his new next door neighbors: a retired African-American college professor and his transgender daughter, Gossamer.
Cast & Characters
Jackson Robert Scott as Tate
Alexandra Grey as Gossamer
Sprague Grayden as Frannie
Shane West as Billy
Ethan Suplee as Jimbo
Franklin Ojeda Smith as Edward
Yeardley Smith as Phyllis
Jen Richards as Diana
Brenda Currin as Maybelle
Laurie Foxx as Karen - Mother of the Bride