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'''Quenton Allan Brocka''' (born 1972)<ref>[http://www.tlavideo.com/templates/article.cfm?art_id=directors&v=2&sn=1&g=0 Directors | TLA Gay] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216234341/http://www.tlavideo.com/templates/article.cfm?art_id=directors&v=2&sn=1&g=0 |date=December 16, 2008 }}</ref> is an American television and film director based in [[West Hollywood, California]]. He has directed and written a number of feature films while creating an [[animated]] television series for the [[Logo (tv channel)|Logo]] cable network. He also writes a column for ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]''.
'''Quenton Allan Brocka''' (born 1972)<ref>[http://www.tlavideo.com/templates/article.cfm?art_id=directors&v=2&sn=1&g=0 Directors | TLA Gay] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216234341/http://www.tlavideo.com/templates/article.cfm?art_id=directors&v=2&sn=1&g=0 |date=December 16, 2008 }}</ref> is an American television and film director based in [[West Hollywood, California]]. He has directed and written a number of feature films and has created an [[animated]] television series for the [[Logo (tv channel)|Logo]] cable network. He also writes a column for ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]''.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Brocka was born and spent his childhood in [[Guam]]. His family moved to the mainland [[United States]], settling in [[Parkland, Washington]], where he attended [[Washington High School (Washington)|Washington High School]]. He earned a degree in communications from the [[University of Washington]] in Seattle and went on to get a Masters in film from the [[California Institute of the Arts]].
Brocka was born and spent his childhood in [[Guam]]. His family moved to the [[mainland United States]], settling in [[Parkland, Washington]], where he attended [[Washington High School (Washington)|Washington High School]]. He earned a degree in communications from the [[University of Washington]] in Seattle and went on to get a Masters in film from the [[California Institute of the Arts]].


Brocka is of [[Filipino people|Filipino]] heritage and is [[Coming out|openly gay]].<ref>{{Citation|title = Hollywood Shuffle|newspaper = [[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|pages = 65| date =July 22, 2003|publisher = Here|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SmUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65|access-date =January 26, 2010}}</ref> His uncle was [[Lino Brocka]], a film director in the [[Philippines]] and an advocate for [[LGBT]] rights.
Brocka is of [[Filipino people|Filipino]] heritage and is [[Coming out|openly gay]].<ref>{{Citation|title = Hollywood Shuffle|newspaper = [[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|pages = 65| date =July 22, 2003|publisher = Here|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SmUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65|access-date =January 26, 2010}}</ref> His uncle was [[Lino Brocka]], a film director in the [[Philippines]] and an advocate for [[LGBT]] rights.
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At eight years old, Brocka began creating simple slide shows from photographs and adding soundtracks. At age nine, his mother, a saleswoman for [[Panasonic]], brought home a video camera and Brocka began creating [[Short subject|short films]] and [[sketch comedy]]. He found an early fascination with [[science fiction]], but after seeing ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' and some [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]] films as a teen, he realized [[Sexual identity|sexuality]] was a legitimate subject. While living in [[Seattle]], he directed a queer [[public-access television]] show for several years.
At eight years old, Brocka began creating simple slide shows from photographs and adding soundtracks. At age nine, his mother, a saleswoman for [[Panasonic]], brought home a video camera and Brocka began creating [[Short subject|short films]] and [[sketch comedy]]. He found an early fascination with [[science fiction]], but after seeing ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' and some [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]] films as a teen, he realized [[Sexual identity|sexuality]] was a legitimate subject. While living in [[Seattle]], he directed a queer [[public-access television]] show for several years.


In 1999, Brocka released the animated short ''[[Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World]]'', an irreverent story of a lesbian couple and gay couple who dislike each other, but decide to have a baby together. The short was done as a school project that Brocka then submitted to [[Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation]]. It went on to show and win awards at seven different film festivals.
In 1999, Brocka released the animated short ''[[Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World]]'', the story of a lesbian couple and gay couple who dislike each other but decide to have a baby together. The short was done as a school project that Brocka then submitted to [[Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation]]. It went on be shown at seven different film festivals, where it won awards.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}


Brocka went on to create another short, ''Roberta Loved'', a story of a morbidly obese woman who is fired from her job and learns she will die. ''Roberta Loved'' won another set of awards, and Brocka learned that his audience was willing to be disturbed by his subject matter, whether through humor (as in ''Rick and Steve'') or drama (as in ''Roberta Loved'' and ''Seventy'').
Brocka went on to create another short, ''Roberta Loved'', a story of a morbidly obese woman who is fired from her job and learns she will die. ''Roberta Loved'' won another set of awards, and Brocka learned that his audience was willing to be disturbed by his subject matter, whether through humor (as in ''Rick and Steve'') or drama (as in ''Roberta Loved'' and ''Seventy'').


His next works were [[camp (style)|iconic]] documentaries of [[popular culture]], ''[[Porno Valley]]'', a reality show featuring [[pornographic]] actresses from [[Vivid Entertainment]] and ''Camp Michael Jackson'' about the encampment of fans and media outside the [[People v. Jackson|court trial]] of pop-music star [[Michael Jackson]].
His next works were documentaries of [[popular culture]]: ''[[Porno Valley]]'', a reality show featuring [[pornographic]] actresses from [[Vivid Entertainment]] and ''Camp Michael Jackson'', about the encampment of fans and media outside the [[People v. Jackson|court trial]] of pop-music star [[Michael Jackson]].


Brocka was approached by Ariztical Entertainment to create low-budget gay romances and he agreed. For the first film, ''[[Eating Out]]'', Brocka reached out to ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant [[Jim Verraros]], who had never previously acted, as a co-star. It went on to win several awards, including 2004 Best Feature at the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. ''Eating Out'' has spawned four sequels: 2006's ''Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds'' and 2009's ''Eating Out All You Can Eat'', neither of which included Brocka's direct involvement, and ''Eating Out: Drama Camp'' and ''Eating Out: The Open Weekend'', both from 2011, which Brocka directed and co-wrote, also serving as producer for the former.
Brocka was approached by Ariztical Entertainment to create low-budget gay romances and he agreed.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} For the first film, ''[[Eating Out]]'', Brocka reached out to ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant [[Jim Verraros]], who had never previously acted, as a co-star. It went on to win several awards, including 2004 Best Feature at the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. ''Eating Out'' has spawned four sequels: 2006's ''Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds'' and 2009's ''Eating Out All You Can Eat'', neither of which included Brocka's direct involvement, and ''Eating Out: Drama Camp'' and ''Eating Out: The Open Weekend'', both from 2011, which Brocka directed and co-wrote, also serving as producer for the former.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}


''[[Boy Culture]]'', Brocka's 2006 feature-length release, won more than a dozen awards at [[film festivals]] around the world, including Best Writing at the 2006 [[Outfest]] and Best Feature Film at Festival del Mar in [[Spain]].
''[[Boy Culture]]'', Brocka's 2006 feature-length release, won more than a dozen awards at [[film festivals]] around the world, including Best Writing at the 2006 [[Outfest]] and Best Feature Film at Festival del Mar in [[Spain]].
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 24 September 2024

Q. Allan Brocka
Born
Quenton Allan Brocka

1972 (age 51–52)
Guam
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWashington High School
University of Washington
California Institute of the Arts
OccupationFilm director
RelativesLino Brocka (uncle)

Quenton Allan Brocka (born 1972)[1] is an American television and film director based in West Hollywood, California. He has directed and written a number of feature films and has created an animated television series for the Logo cable network. He also writes a column for The Advocate.

Personal life

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Brocka was born and spent his childhood in Guam. His family moved to the mainland United States, settling in Parkland, Washington, where he attended Washington High School. He earned a degree in communications from the University of Washington in Seattle and went on to get a Masters in film from the California Institute of the Arts.

Brocka is of Filipino heritage and is openly gay.[2] His uncle was Lino Brocka, a film director in the Philippines and an advocate for LGBT rights.

Career and awards

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At eight years old, Brocka began creating simple slide shows from photographs and adding soundtracks. At age nine, his mother, a saleswoman for Panasonic, brought home a video camera and Brocka began creating short films and sketch comedy. He found an early fascination with science fiction, but after seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show and some John Waters films as a teen, he realized sexuality was a legitimate subject. While living in Seattle, he directed a queer public-access television show for several years.

In 1999, Brocka released the animated short Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World, the story of a lesbian couple and gay couple who dislike each other but decide to have a baby together. The short was done as a school project that Brocka then submitted to Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation. It went on be shown at seven different film festivals, where it won awards.[citation needed]

Brocka went on to create another short, Roberta Loved, a story of a morbidly obese woman who is fired from her job and learns she will die. Roberta Loved won another set of awards, and Brocka learned that his audience was willing to be disturbed by his subject matter, whether through humor (as in Rick and Steve) or drama (as in Roberta Loved and Seventy).

His next works were documentaries of popular culture: Porno Valley, a reality show featuring pornographic actresses from Vivid Entertainment and Camp Michael Jackson, about the encampment of fans and media outside the court trial of pop-music star Michael Jackson.

Brocka was approached by Ariztical Entertainment to create low-budget gay romances and he agreed.[citation needed] For the first film, Eating Out, Brocka reached out to American Idol contestant Jim Verraros, who had never previously acted, as a co-star. It went on to win several awards, including 2004 Best Feature at the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Eating Out has spawned four sequels: 2006's Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds and 2009's Eating Out All You Can Eat, neither of which included Brocka's direct involvement, and Eating Out: Drama Camp and Eating Out: The Open Weekend, both from 2011, which Brocka directed and co-wrote, also serving as producer for the former.[citation needed]

Boy Culture, Brocka's 2006 feature-length release, won more than a dozen awards at film festivals around the world, including Best Writing at the 2006 Outfest and Best Feature Film at Festival del Mar in Spain.

The Logo cable network later picked up Rick & Steve as an animated series, which aired from 2007 to 2009. Brocka also performed some of the show's voices.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2004 Eating Out Yes Yes No
2006 Boy Culture Yes Yes No Written for the screen by
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds No Yes Yes
2009 Eating Out: All You Can Eat No Yes No
2008 Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom No Yes No Story by
2011 Eating Out: Drama Camp Yes Yes Yes
Eating Out: The Open Weekend Yes Yes Yes
2017 Before I Got Famous No Yes No TV film

Television

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2006–2010 The Big Gay Sketch Show No Yes No
2007–2009 Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Yes Yes Yes Creator; executive producer
2016 Shady Bunch Yes No No
2017 Before I Got Famous Yes Yes No Creator; developed by
2023 Boy Culture: Generation X Yes Yes No Creator

References

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  1. ^ Directors | TLA Gay Archived December 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Hollywood Shuffle", The Advocate, Here, p. 65, July 22, 2003, retrieved January 26, 2010
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