Elegance Bratton
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Born | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | May 3, 1979
Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Occupation | Director, Writer, Producer, Photographer |
Years active | 2015–present |
Spouse(s) | Chester Algernal Gordon |
Elegance Bratton (born May 3, 1979) is an American filmmaker and photographer.[1][2][3] He is best known for creating My House on Viceland. He is also known for the documentary film Pier Kids: The Life and short film Walk for Me.[4][5]
Early life[]
Elegance was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. At age 16, he was kicked out of home for being gay and spent 10 years in homelessness before joining the Marines.[6] He served as a combat camera production specialist in Camp H.M. Smith in Hawaii, shooting videos and taking photographs.[7] He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in African American Studies, and received his MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts for directing and writing.[8][9]
Career[]
Elegance's debut documentary film, Pier Kids, about three LGBTQ homeless youths in New York City.[10] The film has been featured in media, such as the VICE, ABC News, The Huffington Post , OUT Magazine and GLAAD.[11][12][13] In 2016, he directed a short film, Walk for Me, as an assignment in his second year in the Graduate Film program at Tisch.[14] The film is about trans motherhood in ballroom culture. His photographic compilation Bound by Night, shortlisted for the Kassel 2014 photo-book award.[15][16]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Screenwriter | Director | Producer | Notes |
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2016 | Walk for Me | ![]() |
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Short Film |
2017 | Life After | ![]() |
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Short Film |
2018 | Ina nyo | ![]() |
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Short Film |
2018 | Fran This Summer | ![]() |
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Short Film |
2018 | My House | ![]() |
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TV Series |
2018 | Tadpole | ![]() |
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Short Film |
2019 | Pier Kids | ![]() |
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Documentary |
2020 | Buck | ![]() |
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Short Film |
The Inspection | ![]() |
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Film |
References[]
- ^ "Category Is … Filmmaker Realness". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "ELEGANCE BRATTON & HIS UNIQUE JOURNEY TOWARD FILMMAKING". nhfilmfestival.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "'Pier Kids:The Life,' Elegance Bratton Film, Evidences The Struggles Of LGBT Homeless Youth". huffingtonpost.in. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Preview Documentary 'Pier Kids: The Life' on Homeless LGBT Youth of Color". indiewire.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Inside 'Walk For Me,' a Heart-Stopping Film About Motherhood in Ballroom Culture". vice.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Gay Marine's Amazing Journey From Homeless Shelter to Ivy League". ABC News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "The Incredible Story of a Homeless Teenager Who Went On To Become A Star Marine". businessinsider.in. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Elegance Bratton's Amazing Journey From Homeless Shelter to Ivy League". gs.columbia.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "ON YOUR RADAR: ELEGANCE BRATTON". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "This Documentary Shines A Light On NYC's Homeless LBGTQ Youth". thefader.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Life for Homeless Gay and Trans Teens in New York City". vice.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "WATCH: Pier Kids". out.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Watch the trailer for Pier Kids: The Life, and help fund the film". glaad.org. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Elegance Bratton's Walk For Me Spotlights Trans Motherhood in Ballroom". out.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Elegance Bratton: Bound by Night". anothermag.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "32 Books selected". fotobookfestival.org. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
External links[]
- Living people
- American documentary filmmakers
- American film producers
- American photographers
- LGBT film directors
- LGBT people from New Jersey
- People from Jersey City, New Jersey
- People from Phillipsburg, New Jersey
- 1979 births
- Columbia University School of General Studies alumni
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni