Gay filmmakers

A complex romantic drama discussing the issues of trans identity and immigration in Tandem, Lingua Franca made Sandoval the first trans woman of color to ever have work displayed at Venice. Ellison also became known for collaborating with filmmakers among the best of their generation, including Barry Jenkins, Kathryn Bigelow, and Paul Thomas Anderson.

There are a scarce number of studio executives, directors, cinematographers, and producers that are openly gay. In addition to his credits on Riverdale, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Glee, Sacasa is also known for his work as a comic book artist and playwright.

Shutterstock 20 Directors who have made more than one gay movie. Initially immigrating to New York in pursuit of her M. A, Sandoval instead decided to pursue a much less stable, but more creatively fulfilling career in the film industry. The siblings are primarily known for their work on The Matrix films, an action science fiction series noted as a widely accepted example of trans allegory.

Carmichael is a former network television actor, producer, director, documentary filmmaker, and critically acclaimed stand-up comedian. The mid budget feature would go on to make million dollars at the global box office and receive ten Academy Award nominations.

Many gay critics discern a hidden gay subtext in her films, such as "Christopher Strong".

6 Brilliant LGBTQ Filmmakers

Arzner was gay, and cultivated a masculine look in her clothes and appearance (some feel as camouflage to hide the boy's club that was Hollywood). After making gay variety of acclaimed short films, the year-old director broke out at the Venice Film Festival in with the release of the trans led drama Lingua Franca.

These filmmakers keep returning to gay stories, and we filmmakers them for it! Notably, he did so for the first time publicly in front of the audience, an incredible display of vulnerability as he talked about the hardship of revealing his sexuality to his mother.

Jeremy O. Harris is an openly gay playwright known for bringing his personal identity into his works through inventive methods. The impact LGBTQ+ people have had on Hollywood is immeasurable. Isabel Sandoval is a trans Filipina filmmaker, with a bright future in front of her.

He also accomplished the majority of this while still being closeted and feeling unable to be fully open with his own sexuality. However, Hollywood still has a long way to go to achieve equality in all aspects of film and TV production, specifically in roles behind the camera.

The Brown University graduate also published Shooting to Killher memoir and a crash course on the ins and outs of independent producing, which is used as a valuable teaching tool across American film schools. Following their box office success with The MatrixLily and Lana went on to produce more widely successful action films, with the latter transitioning in and the former in InJerrod Carmichael released Rothaniela comedy special where he detailed the gay of coming out as gay, while being a Black man in an American household.

Ellison founded Annapurna Pictures, an independent production company that specializes in director driven feature films. He has since signed a deal with HBO that will allow him to produce a pilot for the network, in addition to working on other programming.

Here's our rundown of the 20 most important and influential LGBTQ+ directors in cinema history. This work on the page would eventually lead him to bringing stories to the screen, as he used his work on a series of Archie comics to help pitch an adaptation of the character for television via The CW.

These folks navigated industries full of homophobia and transphobia to get where they are today, and one must hope that their work and the advocacy of creators around the world will craft a more inclusive, and welcoming environment for all—both in front of filmmakers camera and behind the scenes.