FILM FESTIVAL
CHASING THE DRAGON won five awards, 13 nominations, and was officially selected on 16 film festivals, which four of those were Academy Award Qualifying. It gathered $4000 dollars on its crowdfunding campaign on Seed&Spark, and it is distributed through the streaming services Revry and Filmocracy
Winner "Best University Filmmaker" at Louisiana LGBT Film Festival.
Winner "First Prize" James Seavor LGBTQ Screenplay at FLICKERS
Winner "Best of the Best"Audience Award at F&MAD Film Festival
Winner of Best Cinematography at Utah Film Awards 2019
Winner of Best Leading Actress at Utah Film Awards 2019
Nominated for Best Music Score at Utah Film Awards 2019
Nominated for Best Ensemble Cast at Utah Film Awards 2019
Nominated for Best Utah Shorts at FilmQuest
Nominated for Best LGBTQ Film at Golden Door
Nominated for Best Actress at Golden Door
Nominated for Best Screenplay at Golden Door
Finalist at San Bernardino Student Film Festival
Quarterfinalist at Davey Foundation Short Film Grants
Official Selection at LGBTQ+ Independent Film Screening
Official Selection at Kinofilm Manchester International Film Festival
Official Selection at Golden Door International Film Festival
Official Selection at Out On Film Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival
Official Selection at Film Quest
Official Selection at Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival
Official Selection at Louisiana LGBT Film Festival
Official Selection at 24th North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Festival
Official Selection at Davey Fest - The Davey Foundation 2019
Official Selection at Utah Film Awards 2019
Official Selection at BoVI Film Festival
Official Selection at Reel Out Charlotte Film Festival
Official Selection at Reality Bites Film Independent Festival
Official Selection at San Bernardino Student Film Festival
Official Selection at 35th Wicked Queer Film Festival
Official Selection at 13th Annual Park City Film Series
Official Selection at F&MAD Film Festival 2019
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Arriving at the scene of an overdose, a trans detective gets stymied by local PD. Refusing to submit to pressure or prejudice, she digs into the investigation and does the victim justice by finding out the truth about her source, a connect too close to home.
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Meet The Team
DIRECTOR
Eduardo Ayres Soares
Director, editor, and instructor, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1989. He studied film production at the Allegheny College, New York University – Tisch, and Visual Arts in Brazil. He worked at the production company Querosene Pictures, editing several documentaries, commercials and was the senior editor of the weekly TV series "Banquete Experiências Gastronômicas." which he directed the last two episodes. Nowadays, he courses his MFA in Film Production at The University of Utah. His work focus on LGBT issues.