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Damon Cardasis is an Emmy Award nominated producer, a two-time Writer's Guild Award nominated writer, and a GLAAD Award nominated director. He was profiled in Out Magazine's annual Tastemaker issue and was chosen to be part of Out Magazine's annual OUT 100, which highlights the most influential people in the LGBTQ+ community.
- Producer, Actor, Writer
- Damon Cardasis
English. Saturday Church is a 2017 American musical fantasy drama film written and directed by Damon Cardasis; and was his first feature film. The film stars Luka Kain, Margot Bingham, Regina Taylor, Marquis Rodriguez, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Indya Moore. The film was released on January 12, 2018, by Samuel Goldwyn Films. [2]
Saturday Church: Directed by Damon Cardasis. With Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, Margot Bingham, Indya Moore, Regina Taylor. A 14 year-old-boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Music
- Damon Cardasis
- 2018-01-12
Jan 10, 2018 · From first-time writer-director Damon Cardasis, “Saturday Church” is the story of 14-year-old Ulysses (fresh face Luka Kain), a shy and effeminate kid grappling with questions about gender ...
Feb 9, 2018 · Cardasis recently struck out on his own as a feature film director with the heartfelt and haunting coming-of-age LGBTQ musical Saturday Church. The movie, which bowed at the Tribeca Film Festival and has been released by Samuel Goldwyn, reveals a world rarely captured on screen — the New York City transgender ball scene — incorporating it into the story of Ulysses (played by Luka Kain), a ...
Jan 12, 2018 · Punctuated by songs (co-written by Cardasis and Nathan Larson) and dance interludes, “ Saturday Church” is a sweet film with a purity of purpose and intent, elevating it above other films portraying similar struggles. Young Ulysses (newcomer Luka Kain) lives with his hard-working mother Amara (Margot Bingham) and younger brother Abe (Jaylin ...
Jan 12, 2018 · Director and writer Damon Cardasis created an LGBTQ-centric coming-of-age musical set in a world of magical realism. As his first feature film, Cardasis, a gay white male, maintained a laser-focus ...
