（A）sexual
Director：Angela Tucker
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Producer：Katy Chevigny, Beth Davenport, Jolene Pinder
Cinematographer：Jolene Pinder, Jason Blalock
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Language：English
Production Company：BIG MOUTH FILMS / ARTS ENGINE, INC.
SYNOPSIS
(A)sexual follows the growth of a community that experiences no sexual attraction. In 2000, David Jay came out to his parents. He was asexual and was fine with it. And he was not alone. Studies show that 1% of the population is asexual. But in a society obsessed with sex, how do you deal with life as an outsider? Combining intimate interviews, verite footage, and animation with fearless humor and pop culture imagery,David and our four other characters grapple with this universal question and the outcomes might surprise you.
Director Biography
A Brooklyn based filmmaker and writer, Angela Tucker was the Director of Production at Big Mouth Films, a social issue documentary production company that is a project of Arts Engine, Inc. There, she produced Pushing the Elephant (IDFA, Independent Lens), the Emmy-nominated documentary, Deadline (NBC), Election Day (PBS’ POV) and Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Great Performances). She directed two pieces for The National Black Programming Consortium and ITVS’ Initiative, The Masculinity Project, entitled Invisible Men and a fiction short film, The Birthday Girl. She directs and produces educational videos for non-profit organizations such as Johns Hopkins Medical Center’s Project Restore and GLSEN, in addition to producing spots for Nickelodeon. She received her MFA in Film from Columbia University where she was awarded a Dean’s Fellowship and her BA in Theater and African American Studies from Wesleyan University. In 2010, Angela was a Yaddo fellow.
Director's Statement
(A)sexual is a window into a subculture that people know very little about, a subculture that is growing. Our film will use humor and popular culture to make this serious subject interesting and accessible. Like the influential The King of Kong and Scratch, (A)sexual will engage the public in dialogue about a community that they never knew about, or considered seriously, before seeing the film.
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