Clouded

S16mm Narrative, 12.5 min

Director:  Ajae Clearway
Producer:  Debra Sugerman (www.liquidsugarfilms.com)
Director of Photography:  Naiti Gámez (www.marielita.net)
Production Designer:  Leah Sharpe (www.leahsharpe.com)
Editor:  Jake Holbrook
Sound Design/Mix:  Justin Hennard
Composers:  Daithi O’Loingsigh & Mitch Zimmerman (www.fatheadtwins.com)

This classic coming-of-age story takes a powerful turn when a young boy’s struggle to know who he really is explodes the lie that goes to the core of his being, his family, his relationship with his father and his own future as a man.

Awards/Honors

Voted 1st Place on MTV-LOGO's The Click List: Best in Short Film, 2009
Platinum Award - EMPixx Awards, 2009
Best Short Student Award, Hamptons International Film Festival, 2008
Honorable Mention, 56th Annual Columbus International Film Festival, 2008
Directors Choice Award, Black Maria Film & Video Festival, 2008

Screenings

Broadcast on MTV-LOGO, Spring 2009
Brussels Pink Screens Film Festival, 2009
Uppsala International Short Film Festival Showcase, 2009
Hamburg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 2009
Melbourne Queer Film Festival, 2009
Torino GLBT Festival, 2009
Ann Arbor Film Festival, 2009
Inside Out Toronto, 2009
Out Film Connecticut, 2009
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, 2009
Out Takes New Zealand, 2009
Rehoboth Beach Film Festival, 2009
RainDance, 2008
Frameline, 2008
aGLIFF, 2008
Vancouver Queer Film Festival, 2008
Seattle Lesbian Gay Film Festival, 2008