''Trevor'' is a 1994 American

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directed by

Peggy Rajski Peggy M. Rajski is an American filmmaker, best known for directing and co-producing the 1994 American short film ''Trevor'', which won an Academy Award for "Best Live Action Short Film" at the 67th Annual Academy Awards in 1995. She is also a c ...

, produced by

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and Peggy Rajski, and written by

Celeste Lecesne Celeste Lecesne (formerly James Celeste Lecesne; born November 24, 1954), is an American actor, author, screenwriter, and LGBT rights activist, best known for the Academy-award-winning short film ''Trevor.'' Lecesne has written several books incl ...

.Credited as James Lecesne. Set in 1981, the film follows what happens to 13-year-old Trevor, a

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fan, when his crush on a schoolmate named Pinky Faraday gets discovered. In 1995, it tied for an

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for Best Short Subject with ''

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'' at the

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. It won the

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for Best Short in 1995. In 1998, director Peggy Rajski brought fellow filmmakers Randy Stone and Celeste Lecesne together to found

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, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.

Plot

In 1981, quirky and outgoing 13-year-old Trevor develops a crush on a boy at his school. Trevor is a fan of singer Diana Ross and wants to dress up as her for Halloween. He also enjoys acting and dancing in school plays. Because of these different interests, Trevor faces discrimination from both his parents and his friends; his parents often try to ignore the fact their son is different, and his friends bully him countless times throughout the school day. Trevor also attends counselling sessions with his parents' priest. Trevor tries to take his life by overdosing on

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in his room while listening to Diana Ross, commenting "Everybody at school thinks I'm a gay. It must be showing." His suicide attempt is unsuccessful, and as a result, Trevor finds a new friend in a nurse who tends to him.

Cast

* Brett Barsky as Trevor * Judy Kain as Trevor's Mom * John Lizzi as Trevor's Dad * Jonah Rooney as Pinky Farraday *

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as Father Jon * Cory M. Miller as Jack * Allen Dorane as Walter Stiltman * Lindsay Pomerantz as Cathy Quinn * Alicia Anderson as Mary Zapatelli * Courtney Dornstein as Francine Antoniello

Stage adaptation

The film has been adapted into a stage musical titled '' Trevor the Musical''. The musical's book and lyrics were written by Dan Collins while the music was composed by Julianne Wick Davis. It premiered in previews at the

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on August 9, 2017. It opened Off Broadway at Stage 42 to rave reviews on November 10, 2021. That same year,

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recorded the show for a public release, with

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acquiring the distribution rights and releasing it on June 24, 2022 for

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trevor 1994 films 1994 comedy-drama films 1994 independent films 1994 LGBT-related films 1994 short films American comedy-drama films American independent films American drama short films American teen LGBT-related films Films set in 1981 LGBT-related comedy-drama films LGBT-related short films Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners 1990s English-language films 1990s American films