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SUMMARY:Chasing Chasing Amy + Virtual Q&A w/ director Sav Rodgers: Pop-Up 
 CGS Rainbow Movie Night
LOCATION:Center for Gender and Sexuality
DESCRIPTION:CHASING CHASING AMY explores the transformational impact of a 
 ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas\, coming of age and contend
 ing with queer identity. For young Sav Rodgers\, the Kevin Smith cult cla
 ssic\, CHASING AMY\, became a life raft. As Rodgers examines the film and
  its making as a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ cinema\, he finds himself at a com
 plicated crossroads.\n\n(trailer)\n\nAbout Sav Rodgers\n\nOriginally from
  Kansas\, Sav Rodgers is an American filmmaker\, writer\, and pop culture
  documentarian.\n\nSav’s debut feature Chasing Chasing Amy explores the c
 omplicated legacy of Chasing Amy (1997) and its profound impression on hi
 s life. In 2018\, Sav gave a TED Talk on the subject\, appropriately titl
 ed\, “The rom-com that saved my life.” The film had its World Premiere at
  Tribeca\, and played at prestigious festivals including the BFI London F
 ilm Festival\, Outfest Los Angeles\, and the Palm Springs International F
 estival. Sav was awarded the Cleveland International Film Festival’s DRea
 m Maker Award for pioneering LGBTQ+ filmmakers for his work on the docume
 ntary.\n\nSav’s next film\, Pancake Skank\, is a surreal sci-fi comedy ex
 ecutive-produced by Lilly Wachowski’s Anarchists United and Duplass Broth
 ers Productions. It is slated to release in Fall 2026.\n\nNamed to Forbes
  30 Under 30 in 2024\, Sav is also the Founder and Executive Director of 
 the Transgender Film Center\, a nonprofit aiming to help trans creators b
 ring finished films to audiences around the world. In 2025\, Sav and the 
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