Fluidity Gives Us an Unflinching and Eye-Opening Glimpse Into a Generation Whose Gender Identity and Sexual Expression Are No Longer Limited
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A FILM BY LINDA YELLEN Linda Yellen Michael Leeds & Linda Yellen Alyxzander Bear Chantal Bruchez-Hall Patrick Cleary Laura Dowling Shea Diana Merslich Christopher Schuman Keckins Projects Soojin Chung & Petter Mattson Gabriel Kosuth Patrick Seymour LOGLINE The story of ten millennials living in New York City whose sexual lives intersect in the age of social media - where likes, impressions, and virtual "connections" threaten the very notion of personal relationships and human intimacy SYNOPSIS Fluidity gives us an unflinching and eye-opening glimpse into a generation whose gender identity and sexual expression are no longer limited. At the story’s core is Matt (Nico Tortorella), a successful fashion photographer with a troubled past. He crosses paths with Lilly (Isabella Farrell), a grad student supporting herself by performing online sex. Their lives converge with other millennials, crashing into each other in and out of bed. DIRECTOR Linda Yellen is a director, writer and producer best known for her work in television and independent film. She created her first film, a 10-minute short entitled Prospera, during her sophomore year at Barnard, winning third prize in the New York Film Festival right behind films by Martin Scorsese and George Lucas. Linda’s been going strong ever since, becoming one of the most successful female writer/director/producers in the television and film industry. Over the course of her career, Linda has made twenty-six films for both large and small screens including two of television’s highest-rated movies, Playing for Time, which starred Vanessa Redgrave, and The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana. Other films Linda directed include Northern Lights (Diane Keaton), The Simian Line (William Hurt, Cindy Crawford) and The Last Film Festival (Dennis Hopper, Leelee Sobieski). Her films have been released through Columbia Pictures, Disney, Universal, Showtime, CBS, NBC and ABC. Linda’s projects have won numerous awards, including two Peabodys, seven Emmys, one Luminas, one Silver Nymph, and two Christophers. They’ve been screened at the Cannes, Toronto, Sundance, New York, Palm Springs, Hamptons, Aspen, Nashville, and Deauville film festivals amongst others. The film’s diverse young cast includes members of the LGBTQIA+ community as well as the most recognized faces on screen and social media: Nico Tortorella, Tommy Dorfman, Isabella Farrell, Miles McMillan, Rain Dove, James Chen, and Leyna Bloom. Fluidity is now in post-production. Nico Tortorella Nico Tortorella is an actor, host, seeker, author and dedicated champion of the LGBTQIA+ community. The outspoken advocate for sexual and gender fluidity has been starring in TV Land’s hit series “Younger” since its 2015 premiere, and the multi-talented heartthrob’s undeniable star power has been skyrocketing accordingly. In October 2018, they began co-hosting the MTV reality show “How Far is Tattoo Far” with Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. Prior televeision apperances include several episodes of “Access Hollywood Live”, Lifetime’s 2017 drama “Menendez: Blood Brothers” as Lyle Menendez,”, Fox’s “The Following, ABC Family's "Make It or Break It” as Razor , as well as the short lived CW drama "The Beautiful Life." In 2010 Nico played Tobias in Joel Schumacher's film "Twelve,” co-starring Emma Roberts, Keifer Sutherland, 50 cent, Ellen Barkin, and Zoe Kravitz. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Nico started out in professional theatre as a seventh grader and was offered a contract with Ford Models after stopping by an open call in 2007. In 2018, Nico published their debut poetry collection “all of it is you” to rave reviews. You can also listen to Nico talk about love with people they love on their popular podcast, The Love Bomb with Nico Tortorella. They boast over 492k followers on Instagram, 32,000 Facebook likes and 53,000 followers on Twitter. @NICOTORTORELLA Tommy Dorfman Tommy Dorfman stars as Ryan Shaver in the Netfilx original series, 13 Reasons Why, and boasts a social media following of 1.5M Instagram followers and 122,000 twitter followers. In 2017, Tommy helped design a non-gendered fashion collaboration with the label ASOS. The actor and activist was honored with the Rising Star Award by GLAAD in October 2017. @TOMMY.DORFMAN Isabella Farrell Isabella is a model and actor based in New York City. The former dancer of 15 years, she made her acting debut in the Ed Burns film Summertime, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018. Isabella then continued to work alongside Christine Baranski in the CBS series The Good Fight. She can also be seen in the movies Becks and The After Party, coming to Netflix soon. @BALLERINAFARRELL Leyna Bloom Leyna Bloom grew up in Chicago, Illinois and is an American fashion model, dancer, and transgender activist with over 147K Instagram followers and 19K Facebook followers. Bloom sets her sights on the Victoria’s Secret Runway next. She was raised by her father (and best friend), an African American artist and activist after her mother, a Fillipina immigrant, was deported when she was an infant. Bloom knew from a young age that she was a woman, and her father was very supportive of he gender transition. Bloom began dancing in the sixth grade and at the age of 14, she appeared with the American Ballet Theater, sharing the stage with Misty Copeland. She received a full dance scholarship to Chicago Academy for the Arts, but dropped out because the men’s scholarship did not allow her to dance as a woman. In 2014, Bloom appeared in a C☆NDY Magazine cover feature on prominent trans women. As one of few openly transgender models working in the fashion industry, Bloom is a force of nature. She made news when walking the runway for Chromat during New York Fashion Week 2017, and proceeded to become the first openly transgender woman of color to appear in Vogue India. She made her solo covergirl debut for Galore Magazine’s 2018 Pride Issue and is not slowing down for a moment. This is her acting debut. Miles McMillan https://www.instagram.com/milesm cmillan/ Miles McMillan is a model and actor who was named The Daily Front Row’s “Model of the Year” at the Fashion Awards in 2016. He has worked with high end brands such as Fendi, Giuseppe Zanotti, Tom Ford, Tommy Hilfiger and Dior. Miles has 156K Instagram followers Fluidity is his feature film debut. James Chen James can currently be seen on AMC’s The Walking Dead as Kal and CBS’s FBI as Ian Liam. He also appeared as Sam Chung in Marvel’s Iron Fist, streaming on netflix. Previous television appearances include 2 seasons as Detective Adrian 'Andy' Sung on Law & Order: SVU, as well as roles on CBS's Elementary and Person of Interest as well as FOX's Sleepy Hollow. In film he's worked opposite such icons as Kate Winslet, Tilda Swinton, and Jim Carrey. He Trained as an actor at the Yale School of Drama. Danni Wang Chinese-American actor and model Danni Wang started her career in New York by entering the Miss Chinese Beauty Pageant in which she was first runner up. She made her film debut as the lead in a feature called Always, which premiered in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Some of Danni’s recent films include American Dream, A Different Sun, and Class Act. Her next project, Escape Plan 3: Devil’s Station is in post-production. Danni has also had recurring roles on NBC’s The Blacklist and CBS’s Madam Secretary . Luke’s most recent recurring role has been his hilarious stint as Chris Baker on NBC’s The Good Place, alongside Kristen Bell and Ted Danson. He also has guest starring roles in Comedy Central's Broad City, NBC's Law & Order: SVU and CBS's Blue Bloods. Luke is an advocate for health and wellness, having won several fitness competitions as well as being featured in numerous exercise magazines including the cover of Men's Health. Luke can currently be seen starring in the film ADDicted alongside Kathleen Quinlan and Gil Bellows about Attention Deficit Disorder, streaming on Amazon. Ford E. Ford is an actress / writer / web personality. Fluidity is her first feature film role. She has starred in ads for GE, Maybelline, Hulu, Viacom, French’s, MetroPCS, and Northwell. She is also developing / writing / starring in an upcoming film with her production company, Revel. Kate McGonigle Recent films include “Irrational Man” and “I Didn’t Come Here to Make Love.” Recent major NYC theater credits include Time and The Conways on Broadway (Roundabout), What I Did Last Summer Signature Theatre) and Letters to Sala (The Barrow Group) Off-Broadway. Regionally, she’s been in productions like Shakespeare in Love (Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Kate trained at the The Juilliard School (BFA). “CAPTURES THE PASSION AND PAIN OF A GENERATION” “THE MOST ORIGINAL MOVIE IN YEARS” “A RUTHLESSLY CANDID LOOK AT MILLENNIALS”.