The Mattachine Family

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The Mattachine Family
Directed byAndy Vallentine
Written byDanny Vallentine
Produced byScot Boland
Michael Diaz
Siddharth Ganji
Stuart Heinlein
Cameron Hutchison
Andy Vallentine
StarringNico Tortorella
Juan Pablo Di Pace
Emily Hampshire
CinematographyJulia Swain
Edited byJonathan Melin
Music byLauren Culjak
Production
company
Huckleberry Films
Release date
  • May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) (SIFF)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Mattachine Family is an American comedy-drama film, directed by Andy Vallentine and released in 2023.

foster parents to a teenage boy whose mother was in jail; however, when she is released and regains custody of her son, Thomas and Oscar are forced to confront their very different visions for what they want out of life when they find themselves in disagreement on whether to pursue true parenthood.[2]

The cast also includes Emily Hampshire as Leah, Thomas's friend who is also grappling with queer parenthood as she has recently suffered a miscarriage, as well as Heather Matarazzo, Cloie Wyatt Taylor, Jake Choi, Garrett Clayton, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Travis DuBridge, Colleen Foy, Jude Friedman, Annie Funke, Khalilah Joi and Jeanine Harrington in supporting roles.

Production

The film's screenplay was written by Danny Vallentine, the director's husband, based in part on their own real-life relationship.[3] It went into production in fall 2021.[4]

Zach Braff was an executive producer on the film.[4]

Distribution

The film premiered in the New American Cinema competition at the 2023 Seattle International Film Festival.[5] It was subsequently screened at film festivals including the Frameline Film Festival,[6] Outfest,[7] Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival,[8] and the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival.[9]

Awards

At the 2023 FilmOut film festival in

San Diego
, the film won the award for Best Screenplay.

References

  1. ^ Andrew Stover, "The Mattachine Family" Archived 2023-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Film Threat, October 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Ariel Messman-Rucker, "Hunky Nico Tortorella Stars in Queer Dramedy 'The Mattachine Family'" Archived 2023-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Pride, May 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Max Milne, "Telling the untold: Midland native Andy Vallentine shares personal challenges on silver screen". Midland Daily News, July 24, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Matt Grobar, "‘The Mattachine Family’: Nico Tortorella, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Carl Clemons-Hopkins & Emily Hampshire To Star In Drama Exec Produced By Zach Braff" Archived 2024-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Deadline Hollywood, November 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Quimberly Anne, "‘Younger’s Nico Tortorella Grapples with Fatherhood in Queer Dramedy" Archived 2023-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Instinct, May 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Valerie Complex, "Frameline Announces Full Program For The 47th Annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival" Archived 2023-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Deadline Hollywood, May 19, 2023.
  7. Los Angeles Blade
    , July 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "'The Mattachine Family' to open Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Fest Sept. 21" Archived 2023-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Windy City Times, August 2, 2023.
  9. ^ Navid Nikkhah Azad, "Lineup for 2023 Calgary International Film Festival revealed" Archived 2023-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. ZIZ News, August 31, 2023.

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