Elegance Bratton

Elegance Bratton (born May 3, 1979) is an American filmmaker and photographer.[1][2][3] He is best known for creating My House on Viceland. He is also known for the documentary film Pier Kids: The Life and short film Walk for Me.[4][5]

Elegance Bratton
Born (1979-05-03) May 3, 1979
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University, NYU Tisch
OccupationDirector, Writer, Producer, Photographer
Years active2015–present
Spouse(s)Chester Algernal Gordon

Early life

Elegance was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. At age 16, he was kicked out of home for being gay and spent 10 years in homelessness before joining the Marines.[6] He served as a combat camera production specialist in Camp H.M. Smith in Hawaii, shooting videos and taking photographs.[7] He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in African American Studies, and received his MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts for directing and writing.[8][9]

Career

Elegance's debut documentary film, Pier Kids, about three LGBTQ homeless youths in New York City.[10] The film has been featured in media, such as the VICE, ABC News, The Huffington Post , OUT Magazine and GLAAD.[11][12][13] In 2016, he directed a short film, Walk for Me, as an assignment in his second year in the Graduate Film program at Tisch.[14] The film is about trans motherhood in ballroom culture. His photographic compilation Bound by Night, shortlisted for the Kassel 2014 photo-book award.[15][16]

Filmography
Year Film screenWriter director Producer Notes
2016 Walk for Me Y Y Y Short Film
2017 Life After N N Y Short Film
2018 Ina nyo N N Y Short Film
2018 Fran This Summer N N Y Short Film
2018 My House Y Y Y TV Series
2018 Tadpole N N Y Short Film
2019 Pier Kids Y Y Y Documentary
2020 Buck Y Y Y Short Film

References
  1. "Category Is … Filmmaker Realness". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. "ELEGANCE BRATTON & HIS UNIQUE JOURNEY TOWARD FILMMAKING". nhfilmfestival.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. "'Pier Kids:The Life,' Elegance Bratton Film, Evidences The Struggles Of LGBT Homeless Youth". huffingtonpost.in. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. "Preview Documentary 'Pier Kids: The Life' on Homeless LGBT Youth of Color". indiewire.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. "Inside 'Walk For Me,' a Heart-Stopping Film About Motherhood in Ballroom Culture". vice.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. "Gay Marine's Amazing Journey From Homeless Shelter to Ivy League". ABC News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  7. "The Incredible Story of a Homeless Teenager Who Went On To Become A Star Marine". businessinsider.in. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  8. "Elegance Bratton's Amazing Journey From Homeless Shelter to Ivy League". gs.columbia.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  9. "ON YOUR RADAR: ELEGANCE BRATTON". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  10. "This Documentary Shines A Light On NYC's Homeless LBGTQ Youth". thefader.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  11. "Life for Homeless Gay and Trans Teens in New York City". vice.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  12. "WATCH: Pier Kids". out.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  13. "Watch the trailer for Pier Kids: The Life, and help fund the film". glaad.org. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  14. "Elegance Bratton's Walk For Me Spotlights Trans Motherhood in Ballroom". out.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  15. "Elegance Bratton: Bound by Night". anothermag.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  16. "32 Books selected". fotobookfestival.org. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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