Season 10

Pacemaker

Christopher Lennertz, Brian Vincent Rhodes

An animated musical about a lonely widower awaiting a Pacemaker to save his life who gets his real second chance at true love by opening his heart and accepting his grandson’s identity.

Animation

Difference Illness

BIPOC Intergenerational LGBTQIA+

Upbeat

Why we chose this film.

“Pacemaker” is a vibrant animated musical about an older man and his trans grandson learning to reconnect across their differences. We hope this film inspires meaningful conversations about the ways our relationships with ourselves and others can change and grow over time.

Filmmaker

Inspiration

Meet the Filmmakers

Christopher Lennertz

Brian Vincent Rhodes

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