The World Is Lit By Lightning
A chance meeting of a playwright and a young ambiguously gendered person in the 1940s leads to one of the greatest works of theater of the 20th Century.
short | period/drama/romance/LGBTQ+
Directed by Greg Roderick
Produced by LDR Creative / Lisa Donmall-Reeve
Written by Kevin Brofsky
Edited by Greg Roderick
Director of Photography by Matt Simpkins
Produced in association with On The Rocks Films
OTRF was hired to provide equipment, production crew, editorial & colorist
from the writers.
“New Orleans, 1943, a happenstance meeting in bar between a writer and a young person of undefinable gender sparks new inspiration for one of the greatest works of mid-century theater. Tom, a playwright, is having a drink in his local haunt as a storm approaches. The bartender, Brick, acknowledges that the storm is on its way. Tom spots a young person (Kipp) across the bar, and wonders "if it's a boy or a girl." He engages the young person, and after some flirtations, and mixed signals, Tom invites the young person back to his apartment. It is clear by now that the person was born male, but has blurred the lines of his gender expression. Over the course of the night, Tom is inspired by Kipp's story, and ultimately uses the encounter (which never turns sexual) to continue on his work, one of Tennessee Williams's masterpieces.”
Kevin Brofsky
festivals.
*WINNER*
Best Short Screenplay at Chain NYC Film Festival
Morris & Roslyn Fierberg Regional Jury Prize at Rehobeth Beach
Best LGBTQ Short at NYC Downtown Short Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Awards
*OFFICIAL SELECTIONS*
Newport Beach Film Fest
Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival (Semi Finalist)
Lift-Off Global Network Los Angeles
Chain Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Awards
Red Brick Road Film Festival
Big Apple Film Festival
Pride Film Fest
NYC Downtown Short Film Festival
Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival
Columbia Film Festival
Rehoboth Beach Regional Film Showcase
