Director & Producer
Short Documentary, 2024
Full film available online at LA Times
Trailer HERE.
Stud Country is currently on its festival circuit, having screened at Tribeca Film Festival winning the Challenger Spirit award and winning the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at Full Frame Film Festival making it Oscar qualifying. It has also screened at Palm Springs Short Fest, Frameline, and Provincetown.
Stud Country is about a line dancing event in Los Angeles that is continuing the (very under-documented) 50 year history of queer line dancing in the city.
Our film discusses the importance of sustaining community spaces and rhythmic movement’s profound role in creating human bonds.