untitled gay retiree documentary
feature documentary
Set against the backdrop of various LGBTQ-friendly retirement communities, Untitled Gay Retiree Documentary captures the experiences of several LGBTQ seniors as they navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of their “golden years.”
grants and awards:
ITVS Diversity and Development Fund Recipient, Cinereach Media Grant Recipient, LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund, Texas Filmmaker Production Fund Recipient, Austin City Cultural Contracts Grant Recipient, Tribeca All Access, Film Independent Documentary Lab
FIXING A SHADOW (formerly titled MANHANDLED)
narrative feature
screenplay: Krisy Gosney
director: PJ Raval
An edgy San Francisco lesbian couple’s world’s turned upside-down when one of them embarks on a sex-change, and they must face becoming a straight couple.
grants and awards:
Nicholls Screenwriting Fellowship Semi-Finalist, San Francisco Film Society and Kenneth Rainin Foundation Grant Recipient, selected for IFP Project Forum Independent Film Week
CHRISTEENE video collection
producer/director: PJ Raval, writer/performer: Paul Soileau
www.CHRISTEENE.org
An ongoing collaboration with drag terrorist Paul Soileau a.k.a CHRISTEENE consisting of music videos, a concert documentary and live performance.
screenings:
SXSW 2010, 2011
Rooftop Summer Film Series
Newfest
boys without cars
narrative feature script
story by PJ Raval
screenplay: PJ Raval and Gregg Rounds
To be an Adult, you must first be a Kid. A responsible 15-year-old suburban skater boy comes of age with the tough new kid in town, causing his immature young mother to do some growing up of her own.
lipstick traces
narrative short screenplay by PJ Raval
A young boy realizes his expected gender role when he is discovered playing with his mother’s make-up.