Carmen LoBue is a nonbinary filmmaker,[1] playwright,[2] and actor.[3][4]

Career

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LoBue was named by Paper Mag as one of "100 People Taking Over 2019".[5] They were featured in a Playbill write up of "Queer Black Playwrights to Know and Support".[2] They were widely praised for directing the award-winning short film,[6] Pink and Blue,[7] about transgender parents of color,[8] representing identities rarely featured in film.[9] In 2022, they were a finalist for New York Stage and Film's Founders' Award.[10] In 2023, they appeared on Slice's list of "10 Young Black Transgender and Nonbinary Celebs Whose Careers are on the Rise".[3] LoBue was cast in the third season of The L Word: Generation Q as Dre, appearing in five episodes.[11]

Personal life

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LoBue is Afro-Filipinx and queer.[12][13]

LoBue is a survivor of sexual violence and has used filmmaking and community building amongst fellow Black queer people to heal from their trauma.[14]

Productions

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Films
Title Year Venue Source
Splinters 2014 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival [15]
HERassment 2018 The Legacy Lab [16]
Cheer Up Charlie 2019 Hollyshorts [17]
O, Ryan 2019 Letterboxd [18]
Will You... Hold My Hair Back? 2020 Pride Plays [19]
Pink and Blue 2021 Asian American International Film Festival [9]
Your Attention Please: Tao Leigh Goffe 2022 Hulu [20]
Television shows
Title Year Network Source
The L Word: Generation Q 2022 –

2023

Showtime [11]

References

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  1. ^ Mabuni, Lauren (2018). "Meet the Queer, Blasian Filmmaker-Activist Writing Her Own Modern Legacy". Mogul. Archived from the original on 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Felicia (2020). "Queer Black Playwrights to Know and Support". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29.
  3. ^ a b Brimstin, Chelsea (2023-03-30). "10 Young Black Transgender Celebs Whose Careers are on the Rise". Slice. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  4. ^ Schindler, Paul (2019-08-08). "Carmen LoBue, Thank You For Coming Out". Gay City News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. ^ "PAPER Predictions: 100 People Taking Over 2019". Paper. 2019. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29.
  6. ^ Keith, K. (2021-08-20). "Award-winning Film "Pink & Blue" Shares Never-Before-Told Story of a Trans Couple of Color Parenting". Gaye Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  7. ^ 華婷婷, Vee Hua (2021-08-21). "Asian American International Film Festival 2021: Short Film Picks in Narrative & Documentary". REDEFINE magazine - music art film journalism - reviews, interviews, features. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  8. ^ Raffele, Cara. "Imagine This Women's International Film Festival Selects Finalists for Sixth Annual Juried Competition". PRWeb. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  9. ^ a b Kesawn, Diamond (2021-11-09). "Pink & Blue has Arrived". Raynbow Affair. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. ^ Wild, Stephi (2022). "New York Stage and Film Announces Casting; Founders' and Pfaelzer Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. ^ a b Cantor, Brian (2022-12-29). "FLETCHER Appears On January 1 "The L Word: Generation Q" Episode (Early Look)". Headline Planet. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  12. ^ Panjaitan, Mycah (2020). "Building solidarity across the Filipinx community". The Philippine Reporter. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  13. ^ Cloud, Robin (2010-03-05). "Autostraddle Calendar Girls: Carmen is Miss March". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  14. ^ Kingsberry, Janay (13 December 2022). "Five years after #MeToo, Black survivors mobilize". The Philadelphia Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  15. ^ "Catching Up With Laurel Ten Years After The L Word Premiere". She Magazine. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  16. ^ Singsen, Hope. "#HealMeToo Festival & HERassment Present: Identifying "The Predator" in the Era of #MeToo". #healmetoo. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  17. ^ Grace Miller, Kara (2019-08-08). "'Cheer Up, Charlie' to compete at Hollyshorts". Reel 360 News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  18. ^ Bryce Morgan, Mercedes, "O, Ryan (2019)", Letterboxd, archived from the original on 2023-05-29, retrieved 2023-04-10
  19. ^ Teeman, Tim (2020-06-26). "Donja R. Love and Carmen LoBue Are Bringing Black Queer Lives Center Stage—and Changing Theater". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  20. ^ Burton, Nylah (9 May 2022). "Tao Leigh Goffe Is On A Mission To Uncover 'Afro-Asian Intimacies'". Sweet July. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-10.