Sam – A Short Film About LGBT Bulllying

Director Sal Bardo has released a new short film focusing on LGBT bullying and gender identity.

Bardo was inspired to create the short film due to the trend of teen suicides.

Director Sal Bardo has released a new short film entitled, Sam. The short film focuses on LGBT bullying and gender identity.

Sam has been screened at numerous LGBT film festivals and Bardo has stated that his inspiration for the film came from the teen suicides that began generating media attention a few years ago. As well, he said,

“I didn’t want to make a public service announcement, but instead try to draw the audience into this child’s world and see life from her perspective,”

With the film, he wanted to explore a topic that he was unfamiliar with,

“I’m also really interested in exploring topics that I’m not all that familiar with, so I chose to make the character a girl confronting her gender identity, which is another issue that I think deserves more attention.”

Watch the 11 minute short film, Sam, on YouTube below:

Source: Queerty

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