Celebration

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A six-year-old boy enters the limelight, timidly crosses the stage to greet the waiting crowd. Tension fills the air. All the boy’s friends and relatives are there.The boy climbs up onto a stool next to the microphone. He has invited everyone here today to celebrate his coming out – and everybody is expecting a speech.

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  • Runtime

    4 min
  • Country

    United States
  • Year of Presentation

    2002
  • Year of Production

    2001
  • Director

    Daniel Stedman
  • Cast

    Alex H. Krinsky, Kristin Vermilyea, Barry Zaslove
  • Production Company

    Clipper Trade Productions
  • Berlinale Section

    Panorama
  • Berlinale Category

    Short Film
  • Teddy Award Winner

    Best Short Film

Biography Daniel Stedman

Born in Boston in 1978. He recently graduated in physics and film studies from Bates College. Prior to graduating, he published his poetry in the periodical “Kilometer Zero” (Paris, 2000) and won a writing competition with his stage play,“Noodle Kugel”. His animation film, MALDOROR, received an award from his college and was also presented at Cinema Sperimentale in Turin

Filmography Daniel Stedman

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