SPOTLIGHT
JUDAS KISS ABOUT Judas Kiss makes its Los Angeles-area
premiere as the Long Beach QFilm Festival’s Opening Feature on Friday, September 16, at 9:15 p.m. The film festival takes place
at The Center Long Beach and the beauti- ful, historic Art Theatre, both on the city’s renowned “Retro Row.” For tickets to the
screening, visit
qfilmslongbeach.com. For more information, about Judas Kiss, go to
judaskissmovie.com.
JUDAS KISS DIRECTOR, J.T. TEPNAPA,
ON THE FILM’S L.A. PREMIERE
“We were disappointed that OutFest in
Los Angeles was the only U.S. gay festival that rejected Judas Kiss,” said director J.T.
Tepnapa, “but I’m thrilled our L.A.-area pre- miere is in the city where I was born, Long
Beach.” In choosing Judas Kiss as the open- ing feature, festival official Chris Carpenter remarked, “Our programming committee members were particularly struck by the content and quality of your film.”
opportunity to be a little saggy in my appearance and certainly not as polished as I’ve had to be, felt I wanted to be, or as I thought I should be for other movies or TV shows. While I’m now in my 30s, the rest of the cast is in their 20s. So that is something that was a fun and cool experience that definitely kept me on my toes. You’ve touched on a point that often impacts so many young gay men who struggle with body image and peer pressure in the endless quest for a chiseled body and desire to fit in. This can sometimes have tragic results. How do you reconcile this within yourself, and what advice can you offer young gay men who look up to you as a role model? Well, certainly my heart goes out to all those young
people who feel different and sense their differentness in some way. I also think it’s certainly natural for all of us to go through this in some way, shape or form. I can relate because there was a time I felt this, when I was growing up and coming out in high school. It was a time when I didn’t know any gay people. There certainly weren’t any in my school, family, town or even my prov- ince of Saskatchewan. In Canada, within the media there wasn’t a big representation of gay people. Where there were, they weren’t exactly reflected in a positive manner and the Internet was just getting going (laughs). From that standpoint, I think that youth of today have a huge benefit, as people have been working really hard to make sure that there’s a positive portrayal of gay people within the media and within politics. If you have a Smart- phone or access to the Internet, then you have access to
a world of knowledge. While that could have its points of setback, I think there are also many things that come along with it that are great. Representing such a positive portrayal of a gay man is something I’ve always wanted to do with my career. Do you feel typecast or pigeonholed with a barrier to play straight roles? No, I feel blessed to be able to create a career working
in television and film representative of our community. It wasn’t something that existed when I was a teenager. If there are small parts I can take part in and turn the key to open up the doors for high school students and youth of today to bust through, then I’m doing what I’ve set out to do. It is my hope they might one day not feel any constraints upon their career due to their sexuality. That would be my dream. It’s great to talk to a gay man in the industry who has such a sense of purpose and direction in his life and career. Is there anything else you’d like to add? Well thank you for that compliment. I’m just really ex-
cited that Judas Kiss making its Los Angeles premieres at the upcoming QFilm Festival in Long Beach. I really wish I could be there, but will be shooting the beginning of Season 6 forBump! I hope that everyone enjoys the film and will take away the life messages it holds.
The conversation doesn’t stop here! To read the entire interview with Charlie David, visit
ragemonthly.com.
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