The Royal Road

Director

Jenni Olson

Producer

Julie Dorf

Cinematographer

Sophia Constantinou

Editor

Dawn Logsdon

Sound

Jim Lively

Website

Contact

<p>Film Collaborative
Jeffrey Winter
(323) 207-8321
[email protected]</p>

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Trailer

2015

United States

65 min

Color

From acclaimed filmmaker Jenni Olson, THE ROYAL ROAD is a stunning feature-length cinematic essay that offers up a primer on the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on nostalgia, butch identity, the quest for unattainable women, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo—all against a contemplative backdrop of 16mm urban California landscapes, and featuring a voiceover cameo by Tony Kushner.

Directors' Biography

<p>Jenni Olson is one of the world’s leading experts on LGBT cinema history and is currently VP of e-commerce at WolfeVideo.com. Her debut feature film, The Joy of Life world premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and went on to play a pivotal role in renewing debate about the need for a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge, as well as earning the 2005 Outfest Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement and the 2005 NewFest Award for Best U.S. Screenplay.</p>

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