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Lavender Men

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Taffeta, a contemporary queer person of color, summons Abraham Lincoln to perform an elaborate historical fantasia within her own head, only to learn that she can't hide from her own present-day demons in the shadows of someone else's past.

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William Bibbiani TheWrap A film with potent ideas, inner conflict, historical imagination, dramatic challenge, queer power, human fragility, humor, sex, pathos. May 4, 2025 Full Review Chris Azzopardi New York Times Tonal whiplash — farcical comedy, heavy drama, even a musical number — undermines the film’s emotional stakes. May 1, 2025 Full Review Patrick McDonald HollywoodChicago.com This is amazing creativity, in taking the Gay-braham Lincoln theme & turning it into allegory for finding one's self, in which the history of America is essentially a template for the depth, breath and journey of identity & acceptance. Old Rail Splitter! Rated: 4.5/5 May 14, 2025 Full Review Carmen Paddock MovieJawn Lavender Men speaks to the importance of one person rewriting history, thereby discovering their own path forward. Whatever one’s lived experience is, and no matter what the sexuality of a president is, this is a very powerful possibility to explore. May 12, 2025 Full Review John Paul King Washington Blade Refreshingly unpretentious, acknowledging its own campiness without undercutting the authenticity of the voice which drives it – which is, of course, Mason’s. May 9, 2025 Full Review William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews Roger Q. Mason shines as the glorious lead role in Lavender Men, the filmic adaptation of Mason and Lovell Holder’s critically-acclaimed theatre production. Rated: 3.5/5 May 8, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Lovell Holder

Director

Roger Q. Mason

Taffeta

Pete Ploszek

Abe

Alex Esola

Elmer

Ted Rooney

The President

Charlie Thurston

The Long-Distance Caller
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Movie Info

Synopsis Taffeta, a contemporary queer person of color, summons Abraham Lincoln to perform an elaborate historical fantasia within her own head, only to learn that she can't hide from her own present-day demons in the shadows of someone else's past.
Director
Lovell Holder
Producer
Mia Chang, Mia Ellis, Lovell Holder, Roger Q. Mason
Screenwriter
Lovell Holder, Roger Q. Mason
Production Co
CarJack Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 2, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 39m