LITTLE POTATO dir. Wes Hurley, Nathan M. Miller
Country: USA
Language: English
Format: Short Film (14 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch
Language: English
Format: Short Film (14 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch
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'Little Potato' is Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale about growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression under his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.
CAST: Benjamin Jakupcak, Matthew Cotner, Darlene Sellers
PRODUCED BY: Mel Eslyn, Wes Hurley, Mischa Jakupcak, Lacey Leavitt, Nathan M. Miller
PRODUCED BY: Mel Eslyn, Wes Hurley, Mischa Jakupcak, Lacey Leavitt, Nathan M. Miller
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
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Wes Hurley is a Russian-American writer and director and producer, primarily of short films. He has collaborated with many theater, drag, and cabaret performers in Seattle and raised awareness of human rights violations in Russia. Hurley's films, many with gay themes, include 'Waxie Moon', 'Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel', 'Zolushka', 'James Bondage in Double O Sexy', and the web and later TV series 'Capitol Hill', which premiered in 2014. 'Little Potato' won a Jury Award at South by Southwest and the Audience Award at Outfest. His next film will be 'Potato Dreams of America'.
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