Carmen LoBue explained

Carmen LoBue is a nonbinary filmmaker,[1] playwright, and actor.[2]

Career

LoBue was named by Paper Mag as one of "100 People Taking Over 2019".[3] They were featured in a Playbill write up of "Queer Black Playwrights to Know and Support".[4] They were widely praised for directing the award-winning short film,[5] Pink and Blue,[6] about transgender parents of color,[7] representing identities rarely featured in film.[8] In 2022, they were a finalist for New York Stage and Film's Founders' Award.[9] In 2023, they appeared on Slice's list of "10 Young Black Transgender and Nonbinary Celebs Whose Careers are on the Rise".[10] LoBue was cast in the third season of as Dre, appearing in five episodes.[11]

Personal life

LoBue is Afro-Filipinx and queer.[12] [13]

LoBue is a survivor of sexual violence and has used filmmaking and community building amongst fellow Black queer people to heal from their trauma.[14]

Productions

Films!Title!Year!Venue!Source
Splinters2014Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival[15]
HERassment2018The Legacy Lab[16]
Cheer Up Charlie2019Hollyshorts[17]
O, Ryan2019Letterboxd
Will You... Hold My Hair Back?2020Pride Plays[18]
Pink and Blue2021Asian American International Film Festival
Your Attention Please: Tao Leigh Goffe2022Hulu[19]
Television shows!Title!Year!Network!Source
2022 –2023Showtime

References

  1. Web site: Mabuni . Lauren . 2018 . Meet the Queer, Blasian Filmmaker-Activist Writing Her Own Modern Legacy . https://web.archive.org/web/20230410211159/https://onmogul.com/stories/meet-the-queer-blasian-filmmaker-activist-writing-her-own-modern-legacy . 2023-04-10 . 2023-04-10 . Mogul . en.
  2. Web site: Schindler . Paul . 2019-08-08 . Carmen LoBue, Thank You For Coming Out . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529002905/https://gaycitynews.com/carmen-lobue-thank-you-for-coming-out/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . Gay City News . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019 . PAPER Predictions: 100 People Taking Over 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529003309/https://www.papermag.com/paper-predictions-2625149547.html . 2023-05-29 . Paper.
  4. Web site: Fitzpatrick . Felicia . 2020 . Queer Black Playwrights to Know and Support . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529003037/https://playbill.com/article/queer-black-playwrights-to-know-and-support . 2023-05-29 . Playbill.
  5. Web site: Keith . K. . 2021-08-20 . Award-winning Film "Pink & Blue" Shares Never-Before-Told Story of a Trans Couple of Color Parenting . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529003735/https://www.gayemagazine.com/post/award-winning-film-pink-blue-shares-never-before-told-story-of-a-trans-couple-of-color-parenting . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . Gaye Magazine . en.
  6. Web site: 華婷婷 . Vee Hua . 2021-08-21 . Asian American International Film Festival 2021: Short Film Picks in Narrative & Documentary . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529004135/https://redefinemag.net/2021/asian-american-international-film-festival-2021-short-film-picks-in-narrative-documentary/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . REDEFINE magazine - music art film journalism - reviews, interviews, features . en-US.
  7. Web site: Raffele . Cara . Imagine This Women's International Film Festival Selects Finalists for Sixth Annual Juried Competition . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529004322/https://www.prweb.com/releases/imagine_this_womens_international_film_festival_selects_finalists_for_sixth_annual_juried_competition/prweb18135803.htm . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . live . PRWeb.
  8. Web site: Kesawn . Diamond . 2021-11-09 . Pink & Blue has Arrived . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529004557/https://raynbowaffair.com/pink-blue-has-arrived/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . Raynbow Affair . en-US.
  9. Web site: Wild . Stephi . 2022 . New York Stage and Film Announces Casting; Founders' and Pfaelzer Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529004710/https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/New-York-Stage-and-Film-Announces-Casting-Founders-and-Pfaelzer-Award-Winners-20220627 . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . en.
  10. Web site: Brimstin . Chelsea . 2023-03-30 . 10 Young Black Transgender Celebs Whose Careers are on the Rise . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529003440/https://www.slice.ca/10-young-black-transgender-celebs-whose-careers-are-on-the-rise/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . Slice . en-CA.
  11. Web site: Cantor . Brian . 2022-12-29 . FLETCHER Appears On January 1 "The L Word: Generation Q" Episode (Early Look) . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529004842/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2022/12/29/fletcher-appears-on-january-1-the-l-word-generation-q-episode-early-look/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . Headline Planet . en-US.
  12. Web site: Panjaitan . Mycah . 2020 . Building solidarity across the Filipinx community . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529005023/https://philippinereporter.com/index.php/2020/07/24/building-solidarity-across-the-filipinx-community/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . The Philippine Reporter . en.
  13. Web site: Cloud . Robin . 2010-03-05 . Autostraddle Calendar Girls: Carmen is Miss March . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529005205/https://www.autostraddle.com/autostraddle-calendar-girls-carmen-is-miss-march-35752/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . Autostraddle . en-US.
  14. Web site: Kingsberry . Janay . 13 December 2022 . Five years after #MeToo, Black survivors mobilize . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529005353/https://www.phillytrib.com/news/health/five-years-after-metoo-black-survivors-mobilize/article_6a4dfe40-de7a-57d7-95bf-97d0a0644fe2.html . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . The Philadelphia Tribune . en.
  15. Web site: 5 April 2014 . Catching Up With Laurel Ten Years After The L Word Premiere . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529005532/https://issuu.com/shemagazine/docs/shemagazine_apr14 . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . She Magazine . en.
  16. Web site: Singsen . Hope . #HealMeToo Festival & HERassment Present: Identifying "The Predator" in the Era of #MeToo . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529005844/https://skintheplay.com/identifying-the-predator . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 .
    1. healmetoo
    . en-US.
  17. Web site: Grace Miller . Kara . 2019-08-08 . 'Cheer Up, Charlie' to compete at Hollyshorts . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529010151/https://reel360.com/article/cheer-charlie-hollyshorts/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . Reel 360 News . en-US.
  18. News: Teeman . Tim . 2020-06-26 . Donja R. Love and Carmen LoBue Are Bringing Black Queer Lives Center Stage—and Changing Theater . en . The Daily Beast . 2023-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529010647/https://www.thedailybeast.com/donja-r-love-and-carmen-lobue-are-bringing-black-queer-lives-center-stage-and-changing-theater . 2023-05-29.
  19. Web site: Burton . Nylah . 9 May 2022 . Tao Leigh Goffe Is On A Mission To Uncover 'Afro-Asian Intimacies' . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529010948/https://sweetjuly.com/editorial/tao-leigh-goffe-is-on-a-mission-to-uncover-afro-asian-intimacies/ . 2023-05-29 . 2023-04-10 . Sweet July . en-US.