Elliot Page, and Matt Jordan Smith and Tuck Dowrey of Page’s production company Pageboy Productions, have joined writer-director Ary Zara’s short “An Avocado Pit” as executive producers.
The film follows the meeting of Larissa, a trans woman and Claudio, a cis man. The two polar opposites come together to enjoy an evening side by side, dancing their differences away.
“An Avocado Pit” won Oscar-qualifying awards at Outfest and Guadalajara International Film Festival, the grand jury special mention for best lead acting at the AFI Festival and the best queer short award and the international student prize at Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand, France.
The film is produced by Lisbon-based Take It Easy, with Andreia Nunes and Frederico Serra serving as producers. It stars Portuguese actor Ivo Canelas and trans actress Gaya de Medeiros.
Zara is a transgender person, activist, writer and director who studied cinema in...
The film follows the meeting of Larissa, a trans woman and Claudio, a cis man. The two polar opposites come together to enjoy an evening side by side, dancing their differences away.
“An Avocado Pit” won Oscar-qualifying awards at Outfest and Guadalajara International Film Festival, the grand jury special mention for best lead acting at the AFI Festival and the best queer short award and the international student prize at Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand, France.
The film is produced by Lisbon-based Take It Easy, with Andreia Nunes and Frederico Serra serving as producers. It stars Portuguese actor Ivo Canelas and trans actress Gaya de Medeiros.
Zara is a transgender person, activist, writer and director who studied cinema in...
- 12/13/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to a stroll down the memory lane of ‘The Voice’, where vocal dreams are made and sometimes, the judges are left picking their jaws up from the floor. Today, let’s reminisce about those special moments that not only captured the attention of millions but also made a lasting impact on the judges and the artists’ careers. Jordan Smith’s Semifinal Shockwave When Jordan Smith took on Queen’s ‘Somebody to Love’ during Season 9, it wasn’t just a performance; it was a vocal odyssey. The young Kentuckian’s range and control were nothing short of a revelation. Whatever doubt might have been...
- 12/6/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Jordan Smith is gearing up to deck the halls in all sorts of ways!
To accompany his first-ever holiday album, ‘Tis the Season, the season 9 winner of The Voice will star in an hour-long Christmas concert special airing on PBS on Dec. 20.
“The special is about me inviting some of my fans, friends and family into the studio, and getting to play with a live band,” Smith tells People exclusively. “I got to perform songs from my album ‘Tis the Season in an intimate studio setting, and I got to tell some stories behind the songs.”
During the “really fun,...
To accompany his first-ever holiday album, ‘Tis the Season, the season 9 winner of The Voice will star in an hour-long Christmas concert special airing on PBS on Dec. 20.
“The special is about me inviting some of my fans, friends and family into the studio, and getting to play with a live band,” Smith tells People exclusively. “I got to perform songs from my album ‘Tis the Season in an intimate studio setting, and I got to tell some stories behind the songs.”
During the “really fun,...
- 11/22/2016
- by nicolesandspeople
- PEOPLE.com
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