Developed with the Sundance Institute

Produced by Chris Talbott & Samara Levenstein

Excecutive produced by Susan Sarandon & Gill Holland

Directed by Hillevi Loven

Deep Run is a powerful verité portrait of trans life in rural North Carolina.

Exiled by her family and rejected by a girlfriend, 17-year-old Spazz has no one to lean on for support. But when Spazz falls in love again and summons up the courage to become Cole, a strong-willed trans-man, his candid humor and steadfast, all-inclusive Christian beliefs counter the bigotry he experiences daily. An intimate study of young outsiders in an insular Christian community, Deep Run explores the intersection of modern identity and faith in America’s deeply conservative Bible Belt.

EMERGING TALENT AWARD

FEATURED AWARDS

Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION

DOC NYC

Woodstock Film Festival

Out On Film: Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival

Frameline 39: The San Francisco International Film Festival

DEEP RUN IN THE NEWS

“Torn between home and family, and being accepted as who he is, Cole’s search for a welcome church in his community is also what makes this LGBTQ story stand out from the queer cinema crowd.”

— Filmmaker Magazine

“Shot for shot , the film glows with a lyrical intimacy as the camera lingers languidly on the texture of its subjects’ questioning faces and the hot, world-weary sensibility of its gasoline stations, dilapidated porches, church pews, parking lots, and wooded hamlets.”

— The Advocate

“Deep Run” is a flat-out fascinating documentary feature…”

— The News & Observer

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Deep Run has been featured in over 2,000 high school curriculums across all 50 states as part of the K-12 curriculum Creation Home: Queer Identities, Families, and Spaces.

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