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Brielle Brilliant’s feature directorial debut Firstness starring Tim Kinsella, Spencer Jording and Caleb Cabrera snagged the U.S. narrative feature grand jury prize at Outfest, which just wrapped up a 10-day run in Los Angeles. On the documentary side, Vivian Kleiman’s No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics, an examination of LGBTQ comedy talent, won the top prize in the respective nonfiction category.

The grand jury also doled out awards to See You Then star Pooya Mohseni for best performance for “excellent portrayal of a character who simultaneously takes responsibility for their past while also honoring their true self”; best ...

Brielle Brilliant’s feature directorial debut Firstness starring Tim Kinsella, Spencer Jording and Caleb Cabrera snagged the U.S. narrative feature grand jury prize at Outfest, which just wrapped up a 10-day run in Los Angeles. On the documentary side, Vivian Kleiman’s No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics, an examination of LGBTQ comedy talent, won the top prize in the respective nonfiction category.

The grand jury also doled out awards to See You Then star Pooya Mohseni for best performance for “excellent portrayal of a character who simultaneously takes responsibility for their past while also honoring their true self”; best ...

Firstness Photo: Brielle Brilliant

The story of struggling single father Keith (Tim Kinsella), his non-binary child Tavi (Spencer Jording), and the recently released prisoner, Julian (Caleb Cabrera), whom Tavi befriends, Firstness is the début feature-length work by artist and filmmaker Brielle Brilliant. It recently screened at OutFest Los Angeles, where it made quite an impression due to its gentle pace and unusual style. Towards the end of the festival I connected with the director to ask them why they chose this particular story, and this moment, so break through into features.

Brielle Brilliant

“The form of something is not in my control,” they begin, explaining that they’re more focused on process. “At first, I investigate that and I try to figure out where it lives. And so I feel like for a long time, working on Firstness, I wasn't sure if it was a big ass philosophy text, like if I was writing a.

Set in the wide open landscapes of New Mexico where everything seems tactile yet insubstantial, Firstness is the début feature film by established artist Brielle Brilliant, and one of the more unusual works at this year's Outfest Los Angeles. Functioning in many ways as a critique of established form, it follows three lost souls who are looking for their own ways of perceiving, understanding and communicating with the world around them, a process that emphasises their status as outsiders but could ultimately lead to a form of liberation.

Keith (Tim Kinsella) is a fragile man trying to deal with the pressures of single fatherhood whilst putting himself through drama therapy in an effort to get his life back on track. Julian (Caleb Cabrera) is a recently released prisoner diligently searching for a home and a job despite nobody seeming to want to take a chance on him. And Tavi (Spencer.

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Updated: Feb. 25, 2021

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