PROJECT OVERVIEW
After Jared’s family forced him out of his childhood home because of religious convictions, he discovered his alter ego as a radical drag performer. As “Lavonia Elberton,” Jared navigates a new sense of belonging and family within the LGBTQIA+ community of Atlanta.

SCREENINGS
New Orleans Film Festival
indie grits film festival
Oxford Film Festival
Rome International Film Festival
Salem Film Fest


FILMMAKERS
Directed by Adam Forrester
Produced by Emily Wirt
Cinematography by Adam Forrester
Music & Sound Design by Billy Wirasnik

CAST
Jared Dawson

FORMAT
COLOR / HD / 1.78
14 MIN / USA

PRESS
Heather Leighton, Filmmaker Interview: 'Jared Dawson' Creator on Joy,
REEL SOUTH: Filmmaker Feature, May 7, 2023.