MASQUERADE (Short Film)

Sam and Ninny come to the horrifying realization that their lives are in jeopardy, and they must escape this Virginian plantation at once. ‘Masquerade, A Story of the Old South’ is an uncommon slave narrative, capturing the experience of both African Americans and gay people during this complicated time.
MASQUERADE, 9m 39sec., USA, LGBT/Drama
Directed by Andrew Hawkins
Written by Andrew Hawkins and Mauricio Mena
Starring Max Lawrence, Amelia Workman, Matthew Magnusson, Ed Gero and Mitch Hébert
Produced by Jeff Marx, Kimberley Browning, Patrick Magill, Michael Toscano, Leo Steed, Andrew Hawkins
Awards:
Best Short - Dragonfly Film Fest (Tempe, AZ)
Best Cinematography - LGBT WildSound Toronto Film Festival
Best Historical Fiction - Trans Stellar Film Festival (Detroit, MI)
Official Selection:
DC Independent Film Festival (World Premiere)
Queer Kampala International Film Festival (Uganda)
LGBT Toronto Film Festival
Trans Stellar Film Festival (Detroit)
Queer Bee Film Festival (London)
Chelsea Film Festival (New York)
Tuepelo Film Festival (Mississippi)
San Antonio LGBT International Film Festival
Dragonfly Film Fest (Tempe, AZ)
NewFilmmakers NY
ALTFest NY
Long Beach Indie International Film, Media and Music Festival
International Black Film Festival (Nashville)
Southern City Film Festival (South Carolina)
Alexandria Film Festival (Virginia)
Pembroke Taparelli Arts and Film Festival (NY & LA)
Durango Independent Film Festival (Durango, CO)