Deciding to join the military is a massive decision for anyone who makes it, but it is complicated when you don’t see any other options for your future as a young, gay, Black man whose mother has cast him aside. That decision is how Elegance Bratton ended up with a camera in his hand.
Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Elegance Bratton And Raul Castillo Discuss ‘The Inspection’ And What It Means To Find Community
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Valerie Complex here with another episode of the Scene 2 Seen Podcast! Today’s episode is a double whammy as both Elegance Bratton and Raul Castillo are with me to chat about The Inspection, which debuted at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and was the closing night film at the New York Film Festival.
Bratton is a director, writer and producer who began making films as a US Marine after spending a decade homeless. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, his work captures stories untold with an intention to show the universal power of our shared humanity.
The Inspection, which debuted in theaters in November, is his semi-autobiographical narrative fiction debut, world premiered as the opening night film of the Toronto International Film Festival Discovery section and was the closing night film of the New York Film Festival. The A24 film centers around Ellis French, a young homeless gay man who joins the Marine Corps to win back his mother’s love. Through the harsh discrimination he faces while at basic training, he finds community, and respect for himself. The film stars Gabrielle Union, Jeremy Pope, Bokeem Woodbine, and Raul Castillo.
Bratton made his television debut as the creator and executive producer of Viceland’s My House. The series, which chronicled underground competitive ballroom dancing, was nominated for Outstanding Documentary at the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards. In 2021, his documentary, Pier Kids, which explores the lives of Black, homeless queer and transgender youth in New York. won the Truer than fiction Independent Spirit Award, which is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
So far The Inspection was nominated for several
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