A Kid Like Jake

A Kid Like Jake
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Runtime: 1 Hr. 44 Min. Rating: Release Year: 2018 Film Info: Screening format: DCP
Visit Website Director: Silas Howard Producer: Paul Bernon, Eric Norsoph, Jim Parsons, Rachel Xiaowen Song, Todd Spiewak Screenwriter: Daniel Pearle Cinematographer: Steven Capitano Calitri Editor: Michael Taylor Cast: Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra, Ann Dowd, Amy Landecker

Four-year-old Jake is the perfect youngster—bright, precocious, and creative, while just so happening to prefer Disney princesses and skirts to cars and jeans. And while Jake's loving parents (Claire Danes and Jim Parsons) are completely supportive of this, they are thrust into a moral and ethical dilemma as Jake's gender-fluid status could prove key to getting into NYC's hypercompetitive private school system. Also co-starring Octavia Spencer and Ann Dowd, this must-see for 21st century parents is an emotionally resonant and timely drama that asks how early is too early to place labels on a child's identity.

Community Partners: Downer Ave. BID, Pathways Counseling Center

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