Julian Breece
Directing
Biography
Julian Breece is an award-winning writer-director whose work crosses film and TV. Breece wrote the original screenplay for the upcoming Netflix original film "Bayard" about gay Civil Rights strategist Bayard Rustin and the March on Washington. He co-wrote the Emmy-nominated Netflix series "When They See Us" and penned the screenplay for a feature film on the life of acclaimed choreographer Alvin Ailey for Fox Searchlight with Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins attached to direct. Breece has also been a writer and producer on critically acclaimed series such as Amazon's "Harlem" and Hulu's "The First". Featured as one of IndieWIRE's young "Filmmakers to Watch," Breece first earned critical acclaim with his short, The Young & Evil, which became an Official Selection of the Sundance Film Festival. In that same period, Breece was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as a top-10 Nicholl finalist for his first screenplay, Ball. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Southern California's Peter Stark Producing Program,
Known For
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
When They See Us
Follow the first human mission to Mars, exploring the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization. The story focuses not only on the astronauts, but also on their families and loved ones, as well as the ground team on Earth.
The First
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
Rustin
A sexually defiant teen sets out to seduce an HIV prevention advocate into giving him the virus.
The Young & Evil
Created by gay directors and actors, Boys On Film features numerous award-winning shorts that deal with all aspects of gay life. Volume 3: American Boy contains seven complete films: Adam Salky's "Dare" starring Adam Fleming, Michael Cassidy, and Marla Burkholder; Jody Wheeler's "In The Closet" starring J.T. Tepnapa and Brent Corrigan; Dennis Shinners's "Area X" starring Matt Schuneman and Antony Raymond; Julian Breece's "The Young & Evil" starring Vaughn Lowery, Diana Elizabeth Jordan, and Reggie Watkins; Brian Krinsky's "Dish :)" starring Matthew Monge, Jeff Martin, and Octavio Altamirano; Carter Smith's "Bugcrush" starring Josh Caras and Donald Cumming; and Kyle Thomas Coker's "Astoria, Queens" starring Aaron Michael Davies, James Heffron, Sangeeta Parekh, and Hayley Thompson-King.
Boys On Film 3: American Boy
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Buppies
A compilation of four gay shorts from Sundance includes a story of a disturbed black teen trying to seduce a much older AIDS prevention counselor; and a story of high school seniors pondering end of school and the end of their secret love. 4 Shorts: First Date (2006), Raw Love [Amor crudo] (2008), Spokane (2004), The Young and Evil (2008).
Boys Life 7
The life story of acclaimed American choreographer Alvin Ailey.