Trevor (1994)

Directed by

Peggy Rajski

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, teen film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

23 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 13-year-old boy named Trevor has a crush on a schoolmate. When his feelings are discovered, he must deal with the painful reactions of those around him.

tenderpoignantmelancholicearnestawkwardvulnerablequietly intensebittersweet

What happens

Trevor is a 1994 American short film directed by Peggy Rajski, produced by Randy Stone and Rajski, and written by Celeste Lecesne. Set in 1981, the film follows what happens to 13-year-old Trevor, a Diana Ross fan, when his crush on a schoolmate named Pinky Faraday is discovered. In 1995, it tied for an Oscar for Best Short Subject with Franz Kafka’s It's a Wonderful Life at the 67th Academy Awards. It won the Teddy Award for Best Short in 1995. In 1998, Rajski brought fellow filmmakers Stone and Lecesne together to found The Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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