Half (2022)
Written and Directed by
Jacob Roberts
THE STORY
Half-Jewish, bisexual Jonah Dorman comes out to his girlfriend, shaking the foundation of their relationship and launching a tragicomic exploration of love and religion in New York City.
ACADEMY AWARD-ACCREDITED FESTIVALS
Austin Film Festival (Award winner)
Outfest LA (Award winner)
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (Award winner)
New Hampshire Film Festival (Award winner)
Calgary International Film Festival
Out on Film Atlanta
Saint Louis International Film Festival
AWARDS
Blackmagic Collective Emerging Filmmaker Award, Austin Film Festival
Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant, Outfest
Jury Prize for Best Short, Florence Queer Film Festival
Jury Prize for Best Short Comedy, New Hampshire Film Festival
First Prize, Best Comedy Short, Flickers' Rhode Island IFF
Festival Favorite, Cinema Diverse Palms Springs
Audience Choice, Best Short, BMC Film Festival
Best Performance, Annabel O'Hagan, BMC Film Festival
Audience Award, Best Short Film, Damn These Heels Salt Lake City
MORE FESTS
Milwaukee Film Festival
Santa Fe International Film Festival
Tallgrass Film Festival
National Film Festival for Talented Youth
ShortsMéxico
Nickel Independent Film Festival
Lovers Film Festival Torino
Florence Queer Film Festival
image+nation Festival Courts Queer
Mix México
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
FilmOut San Diego
Seattle Queer Film Festival
Mix Brazil
Poland LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Tel Aviv LGBTQ+ Film Festival
U.K. Jewish Film Festival
OUTSOUTH
ReelOut Charlotte
OutFestPerú
Bendigo Queer Film Festival
Pride Pictures Karlsruhe
Damn These Heels Salt Lake City
Transition Vienna LGBTQ+ Film Festival
FilmOut Rochester
Cinema Diverse Palm Springs
QueerNorth Ontario
CineGaiMad
