Saturday Church

Movie
German title	Saturday Church
Original title	Saturday Church
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2017
length	82 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Damon Cardasis
script	Damon Cardasis
production	Damon Cardasis, ; Adi Ezroni , ; Rebecca Miller , ; Mandy Tagge
music	Nathan Larson
camera	Hillary Spera
cut	Abbi Jutkowitz
occupation
	Luka Kain : Ulysses; Margot Bingham : Amara; Regina Taylor : Aunt Rose; Evander Duck Jr .: Father Lewis; Marquis Rodriguez : Raymond; José Báez : Man In Bodega; Jaylin Fletcher : Abe; MJ Rodriguez : Ebony; Peter Y. Kim : Mark; Stephen Conrad Moore : Marshall; Kate Bornstein : Joan; Indya Moore : Dijon;

Saturday Church is a musical by Damon Cardasis that premiered on April 23, 2017 as part of the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in US theaters on January 12, 2018.

action

14 year old Ulysses is a shy and docile boy. After the death of his father, he has to deal with new tasks as the “man of the house”. In addition to his working and now single mother Amara, he lives with his younger brother Abe and his conservative and bossy Aunt Rose in the New York Bronx. Ulysses is just beginning to explore his identity and sexuality, steals nylons, wears his mother's shoes and takes refuge in a world full of fantasy with dance and music. His aunt will not tolerate this. In school he is the target of bullying and ridicule due to his sensitive nature. After being kicked out of his apartment by his aunt, his life takes a positive turn when he encounters a vibrant transgender community who take him to Saturday Church, a program for LGBTQ youth, where he meets like-minded and eventually also finds oneself. Warm meals are served there once a week for homeless, queer youth, where he is greeted by Joan and given fresh clothes.

production

It is in Saturday Church to Damon Cardasis ' feature film debut as a director and screenwriter. The young actor Luka Kain also took on a leading role in a film for the first time as Ulysses. Margot Bingham plays his mother Amara, Regina Taylor his aunt Rose. Joan is played by transgender activist Kate Bornstein .

In September 2017, Samuel Goldwyn Films secured the US distribution rights to Saturday Church . A first trailer for the film was published at the end of November 2017. The film premiered on April 23, 2017 as part of the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in US cinemas on January 12, 2018.

reception

Reviews

The film has so far won over 92 percent of Rotten Tomatoes ' critics . The film has been described many times by critics as Moonlight meets La La Land .