John G. Young is an American

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, producer and

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. He graduated from the

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(SUNY Purchase)where he now teaches and is Chair of The Film Conservatory. His feature films include ''

Parallel Sons ''Parallel Sons'' is a 1995 gay-themed drama film, written and directed by John G. Young and starring Gabriel Mann and Laurence Mason. It premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Plot Seth is a youth with artistic leanings, a rural white y ...

'' in 1995, '' The Reception'' in 2005, ''

Rivers Wash Over Me ''Rivers Wash Over Me'' is a 2009 drama film directed by John G. Young. Young shares the screenplay with Darien Sills-Evans. The film was produced by Sills-Evans, with Dexter Davis as executive producer. Plot The film touches on race relations, ...

'' in 2009, and ''bwoy'' in 2016, starring ''RENT's''

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. He also produced ''Garden'' in 2004. John Gilbert Young was also a VP of Production and Editorial Director for Human Relations Media (HRM) for almost two decades, having created over one hundred award-winning programs for the company. He has also supervised a series of shorts entitled ''Amazing Kids of Character'', ''Profiles in Courage'' and ''Portraits of Empathy'' with Human Relations Media in collaboration with Anson Schloat.MyHero series ''Profiles in Courage'' supervised by John G. Young

Filmography

Director and writer / screenplay: *''

'' (1995) *'' The Reception'' (2005) *''

'' (2009) *'' bwoy'' (2016) Director: * ''Texting and Driving: The Deadliest Distraction'' (Documentary Short, 2015) Editor: *''Parallel Sons'' (1995) Producer: *''

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'' (1994) (executive producer)

Awards and nominations

*His movie ''Parallel Sons'' won the Audience Award for "Best Feature" at the

Frameline Film Festival The Frameline Film Festival (also known as San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival and formerly known as San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) is an annual event that ...

(the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival),

Outfest Outfest is an LGBTQ-oriented nonprofit that produces two film festivals, operates a movie streaming platform, and runs educational services for filmmakers in Los Angeles. Outfest is one of the key partners, alongside the Frameline Film Festival ...

(the Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival) and The Florida Film Festival. *The same movie was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at

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. * Darien Sills Evans with the leading role of Young's movie ''The Reception'' won the Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film" at the

Los Angeles Festival in 2005. *Derrick L. Middleton with the leading role in Young's movie ''Rivers Wash Over Me'' won the Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film" at the

Los Angeles Festival in 2009. The film also one "Best feature" at the Reeling Film festival in Chicago that year.

References

External links

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John G. Young Official WebsiteMyHero Project: John G. Young page

Movie links

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''bwoy'' Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, John G. Living people Film directors from New York (state) Year of birth missing (living people)