Lavender (2019 film)

Lavender is a 2019 short LGBT romantic drama film, written and directed by Matthew Puccini.^[1] It premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, where it was then acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures for an Academy Award-qualifying theatrical run, attaching it to select screenings of The Aftermath.^[2][3]

Lavender
Film poster
Directed by	Matthew Puccini
Screenplay by	Matthew Puccini
Produced by	Casey Bader Corey Deckler Tyler Rabinowitz
Starring	Michael Urie Michael Hsu Rosen Ken Barnett
Cinematography	Brandon Roots
Edited by	William Sullivan
Production company	Jacob Burns Film Center
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date	January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) (Sundance)
Running time	11 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film then went on to play at the 2019 SXSW Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Outfest Los Angeles, New Orleans Film Festival, NFFTY and the Provincetown International Film Festival, where it won the Here Media Award for Best Queer Short Film.

Premise

What started off as a casual hookup has quickly escalated into something far more intimate, leaving Andy to navigate Arthur and Lucas' dreamy lifestyle and marriage.^[4]

Cast

• Michael Urie as Arthur
• Michael Hsu Rosen as Andy
• Ken Barnett as Lucas
• Christopher Schaap as Boyfriend

Accolades

Year	Award	Film Festival	Recipient	Result
2020	Short Film Grand Jury Prize	Sundance Film Festival	Lavender	Nominated
	Grand Jury Award - Narrative Short	SXSW Film Festival		Nominated
	Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Short Competition	Sarasota Film Festival		Nominated
	Here Media Award - Best Queer Short Film	Provincetown International Film Festival		Won