BECKS -FEATURE FILM, RELEASED FEBRUARY 2018
Official poster for Becks, released by Blue Fox in theaters, premium VOD and streaming services on February 8, 2018.
Co-Director, Co-Writer, Producer
After a crushing breakup with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her Midwestern mother. As she navigates her hometown, playing for tip money in an old friend's bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape. Starring Lena Hall, Mena Suvari, Christine Lahti, Dan Fogler, Michael Zegen and Hayley Kiyoko.
World Premiere, LA Film Festival, WINNER Best US Fiction
East Coast Premiere, Woodstock Film Festival
International Premiere, BFI Flare
CENTERPIECE FILM, Frameline Film Festival
CLOSING NIGHT FILM, Newfest
CLOSING NIGHT FILM, Austin LGBT Film Festival
WINNER Best New Director, St. Louis International Film Festival
OPENING NIGHT FILM, QFest St. Louis
CLOSING NIGHT FILM, Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Official Selection, Twin Cities Film Festival
Official Selection, Outfest
Official Selection, Image+Nation Montreal
Official Selection, Roz Filmdagen Amsterdam
Becks has a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score with positive reviews from the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and The Village Voice. Becks was released in theaters and on VOD. You can currently watch on Showtime, iTunes, Amazon, and Vudu.
DYLAN - SHORT FILM, RELEASED JUNE 2015
"DYLAN" follows a young trans man as he explains his story, his exploration in the trans community, his family's acceptance of his identity, and ultimately his physical and emotional transformation. Shot in Coney Island at dawn, the film shows as Dylan literally sheds the layers that have been weighing him down for so many years, and finds a freedom in self love and acceptance. Written and directed by Elizabeth Rohrbaugh and starring Becca Blackwell. Chosen by Vimeo as a Short Of The Week, a Vimeo Staff Pick and featured on Omeleto. Official entry in Outfest Los Angeles, Newfest, St. Louis International Film Festival, Citizen Jane Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Boston LGBT Film Festival, Mardi Gras Film Festival, and Queer Film Festival at University Of Oregon.
THE PERFECT VICTIM - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM, RELEASED 2014
Director and Producer
For over thirty years, three women languished in Missouri State prison under unjust sentences for killing their abusive husbands. When a greater understanding of the "battered" syndrome change legal practices, Missouri's Governor crafts a new law demanding the parole board revaluate each woman's case. But nothing comes easy to the women who have been abused twice, first by their husbands and then by the notoriously secretive board who control their fate.
THE PERFECT VICTIM premiered on PBS as part of the acclaimed documentary series America Reframed. Official Entry at the Hot Springs International Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival and the Women's International Film Film & Arts Festival. Winner of a 2015 Telly Award and selected as a finalist for the American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award. Worldwide distribution by Journeyman Pictures. Watch the entire film on WORLD, Amazon, iTunes, or Fandor
THE PERFECT VICTIM Official Trailer