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Filmmaker Sav Rodgers, Director of Chasing Chasing Amy, is Back and Working on a New Film

By Shelby Faulkner

Director Sav Rodgers is working on a new film, and he’s teaming up with some amazing folks in the film industry—and you—to make it a reality.

Sav is best known for his acclaimed documentary Chasing Chasing Amy—a deeply moving film that explores the impact of Kevin Smith’s 1997 comedy Chasing Amy on the LGBTQ+ community and, more importantly, Sav’s exploration of his own identity as he processes this film’s role in his own coming out and transition.

Pancake Skank, his new comedy short, promises to be a surreal film that celebrates queer people and the fun of cinema.

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Chasing Chasing Amy, a Documentary Exploring LGBTQ+ Belonging in Film, Showing in Theaters

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By Kelcie McKenney

Director Sav Rodgers’ documentary Chasing Chasing Amy is coming to select theaters on November 1st. 

The theater release comes just over a year after debuting at Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023 and an award-filled stretch on the festival circuit—Best Documentary at FilmOut San Diego, 2023 Popcorn List Selection at Festival Favorite Films, and Grand Jury Prize Winner at Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival, to name a few amidst the 76 different festival showing.

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Mikaela Moody, Bratz, and Embracing Your Inner Child

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By Sophia-Joelle McDowell

When was the last time you played with dolls? For Mikaela Moody, the answer is pretty recently.

Moody, who has over 100 Bratz dolls to her name, is all about play. And after moving to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue an acting career, Moody, now 27, is a self-proclaimed Life sized Bratz doll. 

Moody continues to act here and there (you may recognize her from the popular short inspirational Dhar Mann videos), but you’re more likely to find her making her own videos and posting them online. First it was cooking videos on TikTok, but as she lost interest in posting cooking content, Moody found herself creating videos that scratched a more nostalgic itch.

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