... [+]“Getting out of the shower, and the towel’s around your waist,” Page said, “And you’re looking at yourself in the mirror, and you’re like, ‘There I am!’”
The out transgender nonbinary actor will accept the award at the closing night gala August 22 at the Orpheum Theatre, according to Outfest. Kieran Medina, lead programmer of Outfest L.A.’s Annual Trans & Nonbinary Summit, will be the presenter. “When determining the recipient of our highest honor, we look for those that have been a powerful representative for our community, that have soared to the highest levels of recognition for their talent and who have stepped into the shoes themselves as an independent filmmaker and creator,” said Outfest Executive Director Damien S. Navarro. “There is no one more poised to receive this year’s Outfest Annual Achievement Award than Elliot.
“We began as a festival by a couple of students at UCLA who did not see a whole lot of platforms for visibility around what predominantly was cis white gays back in the day,” Novarro told me in a recent Zoom interview about the mission of Outfest. He said he identifies as cis Latinx and is relatively new to Outfest. “I come from the corporate business world and have been what I like to refer to as an ethical business leader for many, many years.
“We are trying to solve the challenge,” said Novarro, “of how do we support queer voices that are spanning the spectrum of sexuality, gender expression, gender identity and all of those that we would consider underneath this beautiful rainbow and umbrella that we have now?’ How are we supporting them in their entire career for those that want to get into storytelling?”The veteran of advertising who attended film school said this year’s Outfest would be different in how wide a net it casts in...
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