RAM (Like the Verb)

an animated glimpse beneath the masc

During the casting process for a reality series, a gay Asian actor (Charlit Dae) reconciles his sexuality with his career struggles.

Rotoscoped with example-based synthesis technology.

RAM (Like the Verb) is a colorful new tale from the world of Pretty Dudes: a rotoscoped animated short made with considerable collaborative effort from Charlit Dae and the extended Pretty Dudes community.

“Director Chance Calloway's vision for RAM showcases a strong and confident directorial voice.”
- Chinatown International Film Festival 国際映像

Featuring the voice of Yennaedo Balloo and co-starring Dudes Kyle Rezzarday as Alexander and Yoshi Sudarso as Sunji Spencer, RAM (Like the Verb) is currently screening at festivals around the world.

Honors:
Best Animated Short (CineKink)
Best LGBTQ Film (Chalachitra International Film Awards)
Best LGBTQ+ Film (Absurd Film Festival)
Best LGBTQ+ Film (Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards)
Best Director (Chinatown International Film Festival 国際映像)
Best Documentary Short (Chinatown International Film Festival 国際映像)
Best Visual Art (Chinatown International Film Festival 国際映像)
Best Film LGBTQIA+ nominee (International Black & Diversity Film Festival)
Short Narrative nominee (The Oscar Micheaux Black Film Festival)
Best Stoner Short nominee (Amazing Stoner Movie Fest)
Finalist (Muskoka Queer Film Festival)
Semi-Finalist (Dumbo Film Festival)
Quarter-Finalist (Fresh Black Films)

Official Selections:
Tokyo International Short Film Festival
See Us On Film: The Atlanta Black Pride LGBTQ International Film Festival
Roma Short Film Festival
QUEER EXPRESSION Film Fest
Perth Queer Film Festival
OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival
The Oscar Micheaux Black Film Festival
Newark LGBTQ Film Festival
New Orleans Queer Film Night
Mosaic World Film Festival
Long Beach QFilm Festival
Leeds Queer Film Festival
International Queer Film and Art Forum
International Black & Diversity Film Festival
Internacional Queer Film Festival Playa del Carmen
Erotic Film Festival Barcelona
Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival
CineKink
Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards
Chinatown International Film Festival 国際映像
Chalachitra International Film Awards
Amazing Stoner Movie Fest
Absurd Film Festival

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  • "RAM (Like the Verb)" is an exploration of self-representation, performative identity, and the blurred line between pride and shame.

    RAM: An Interview with Chance Calloway

  • I hope it stands as a testament to what can be done to ensure that art endures, no matter the circumstances surrounding the creation.

    Rotoscoping RAM

  • “I’m not fake,” says the tattooed gay Asian American actor of gay Asian type-casting and his audition strategy. There’s gay sex but it’s sex ed animation in pastel rainbow colours. Clever, charming and not the least bit fake.

    Amazing Stoner Movie Fest 2024

  • The journey of RAM, both as a film and as a character, has taught me that what we perceive as dead ends are sometimes only stoplights.

    RAM and the lessons of possibility

Posing with the Best Director trophy. Photo by Frank Fu.
Accepting the awards for Best Director, Best Documentary and Best Visual Art. Photo by Frank Fu.
Speaking at the Chinatown International Film Festival. Photo by Frank Fu.
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