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Tru
Love: Coming Out Family Style
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TRU LOVED: Coming Out, Family Style
Interview with Stewart
Wade and cast
By: Bernadette Giacomazzo
The breakout movie at this year's Hollywood Film
Festival is definitely Tru Loved, the first family-friendly
movie about "coming out" to receive theatrical
distribution.
Sixteen-year-old Tru is uprooted by her lesbian
moms from her comfortable gay-friendly home in San
Francisco and moved to a conservative, suburban
community in Southern California. Her non-traditional
family makes her a bit of an outsider - until high
school football hero and BMOC Lodell takes a liking
to her.
However, Lo is actually gay and closeted. And in
Tru he finds a friend with whom he can really be
himself, though still afraid to do the same with
his mom, grandmother and closest pals. Tru reluctantly
agrees to cover for Lo as his girlfriend.
But, when Tru sees and hears the closed-minded
comments about homosexuality from her new group
of "friends," she takes a bold step: Together
with openly gay student Walter she lays the groundwork
to start a Gay-Straight Alliance club at her new
school. Through the GSA, she meets Trevor, a smart
and charming young man - raised by his gay uncle
Daniel - with whom she becomes smitten. Torn between
her commitment to her best friend, and her attraction
to and connection with Trevor, Tru must look into
her heart, take what she has learned from her close-knit
family about love, friendship, honesty and trust,
and sort it out…all without hurting someone - possibly
herself - in the process.
The BrownBag Production of the Stewart Wade film
Tru Loved, starring Najarra Townsend, Jake Abel
and Matthew Thompson. The film is written by Stewart
Wade, and also stars Alexandra Paul, Cynda Williams,
Jasmine Guy, Nichelle Nichols, Bruce Vilanch, Alec
Mapa and Jane Lynch. Produced by Antonio Brown and
Stewart Wade, and executive produced by Eric Borsum
and Eric Miller, Tru Loved also features Joseph
Julian Soria, Tye Olson, Shani Pride and Ellie Gerber.
Elaine Hendrix is the film's Co-Producer, and the
Music Supervisor is Barry Coffing.
This film is rated PG-13.
Bernadette's interview with the cast & writer
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| Bernadette
Giacomazzo began her career as an on-air DJ for WDSR-FM,
Duquesne University's radio station. She also began
writing and photographing for many online publications
- uncharted territory at the time - including IN MUSIC
WE TRUST, autoREVERSE, STORMBRINGER, and THE INDIE
JOURNAL. After graduating Duquesne Bernadette returned
to New York, began writing and photographing for the
legendary ISLAND EAR, and worked for a time at the
now-defunct WLIR-FM. She has also written for a variety
of other publications, including GOOD TIMES, LONG
ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS,and THE INSIDE CONNECTION.
In 2006, Bernadette's photography caught the eye
of SPLASH NEWS AND PICTURE AGENCY, after her work
was selected for an OFFICAL NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
photography exhibit (sponsored by BLACK BOOK). Thanks
to Splash News, Bernadette's work has appeared in
a variety of internationally recognized and respected
publications, including THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, VANIDADES,
THE INDEPENDENT (Ireland), THE DAILY MAIL, the UK's
most popular, widely read newspaper.
In 2007, she garnered further industry respect
and attention when she,with VATIC MEDIA president
MELISSA DESKOVIC, wrote SWIMMING WITH SHARKS: A
REAL-WORLD HOW-TO GUIDE TO SUCCESS (AND FAILURE)
IN THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC. The book was featured
on MSN.com, gained endorsements from HOT PICKS,
KARMA MICS, and HALO GUITARS and was even signed
to a record deal (with legendary punk label CONQUER
THE WORLD RECORDS). It became a best-seller on ITUNES,
and was sold out within a matter of minutes in FYE
stores throughout the country.
In 2008, Bernadette joined Pop Culture Madness.
She lives in New York City and is the CEO of AKASHA
MULTIMEDIA.
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