Elegance Bratton’s “The Inspection”As the 60th New York Film Festival’s closing night selection, he was tapped.
The film, a deeply personal drama about Bratton’s experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training, will have its U.S. premiere on Oct. 14 at Alice Tully Hall. It marks Bratton’s narrative debut. He had previously directed the documentary. “Pier Kids,”A look at New York’s homeless queer/transgender youth and Viceland series “My House,”The underground competitive ballroom dance was examined.
“The Inspection” stars Tony-nominated and Emmy–nominated actor Jeremy Pope as a young man dealing with the intimidation of a sadistic sergeant (Bokeem Woodbine), his desire for a sympathetic superior (Raúl Castillo) and his complicated feelings toward the mother who rejected him (Gabrielle Union). Bratton’s film looks at military life during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era.
“The Inspection”The Toronto International Film Festival will host the world premiere. The movie will be released by A24.
“I’m incredibly humbled that my debut feature film will close the New York Film Festival this year,”Bratton. “So many of my favorite filmmakers have made an impact as a part of this illustrious program. I’m overwhelmed to be a part of it. And as a New Yorker, this is a dream come true.”
“Festival galas are often occasions to celebrate filmmakers we know and love, but for this year’s closing night, we wanted to introduce audiences to someone we think will be shaping the art form for years to come,”Dennis Lim, artistic director of the New York Film Festival, said: “With ‘The Inspection,’ Elegance Bratton has made an autobiographical movie of rare power and confidence, a debut film for the ages.”
Film at Lincoln Center presents the New York Film Festival. It will take place from Sept. 30, 2022, through Oct. 16, 2022. The festival has already announced that Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s “White Noise” will serve as its opening night feature and it has tapped Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,”As its centerpiece selection, a documentary on the opioid crisis.