CHASING CHASING AMY explores the transformational impact of a ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. For young Sav Rodgers, the Kevin Smith cult classic, CHASING AMY, became a life raft. As Rodgers examines the film and its making as a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ cinema, he finds himself at a complicated crossroads.
Direction
Rodgers turns self-portraiture into universal cartography.
Editing
Seamless braid of memoir, film history, and present-t reckoning.
Director
Sav Rodgers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Smith financed the original Chasing Amy by maxing out credit cards; Rodgers' documentary was crowdfunded by fans including Smith himself.
The film captures a generational pivot: millennials who clung to 90s indie queer representation now interrogating its limits through Gen Z frameworks.
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