Quentin Lee’s LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy concert feature film special “Laugh Proud” has secured theatrical and digital distribution and unveiled a trailer.
Shot on July 1, 2023, the film features Jason Stuart, Kit DeZolt, Amanda Alvich, Christian Cintron, Brian Clark aka Brucey, Rowan Niles, Seven Graham, Juno Men and Asha Hall, alongside trans drag activist Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton .
Boutique sales agent Wonderphil Entertainment has signed on for full North American and international distribution. The deal was negotiated by Wonderphil CEO Phil Gorn and producer-director Quentin Lee.
Asian American Movies (AAM.tv), a global niche streamer focused on diasporic Asian Pacific Islander content, will release “Laugh Proud” theatrically in Los Angeles on May 17 at Laemmle’s NoHo and on May 30 for global streaming bring out.
“Wonderphil is proud to take on this important comedy concert and looks forward to finding its place in the sun across the planet,” said Gorn.
Wonderphil will launch international sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
“Laugh Proud” has been nominated for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards.
Meanwhile, Quentin Lee’s latest feature film “Last Summer of Nathan Lee” is streaming on AAM.tv and distributed by Deskpop Entertainment. Inspired by a real-life incident from Lee’s high school years, the film follows the titular Nathan Lee, a teenager who learns he has brain cancer just before turning 18, vows to live the remains of his life with passion, and refuses to die. a virgin.
The filmmaker’s first feature, “Shopping For Fangs” (1997), co-directed with Justin Lin, premiered in Toronto and is one of the seminal titles of the Asian-American new wave. His subsequent feature films ‘Drift’, ‘Ethan Mao’, ‘The People I’ve Slept With’, ‘White Frog’ and ‘The Unbidden’ have played at festivals around the world.
Watch the trailer for “Laugh Proud” here:
