Event: "Saturday Church" Screening

Posted by Simone Richmond on June 09, 2019

Friday, June 14 - 7:00 pm - Saturday Church

On Friday, June 14, at 7:00 pm, you are invited to a free showing of the feature-length film Saturday Church, held in the St. Luke’s School auditorium.

Saturday Church was inspired by writer/director Damon Cardasis’s experience volunteering at Art & Acceptance. The coming-of-age film is the story of a shy 14-year-old named Ulysses, who struggles with his gender identity while becoming the “man of the house” after the death of his father. He finds a family in a vibrant young transgender community, who take him to “Saturday Church,” a program for LGBTQ+ youth that is based on the Art & Acceptance program. These friends help Luka begin to discover his identity and find his voice. Luka Kain, who plays Ulysses, won Best Actor at OutFest for this role. The film also showcases trans actors Indya Moore and MJ Rodriguez, who now star in Pose. There is no charge for admission, but we welcome donations of travel-size toiletries or two-ride MetroCards for our Art & Acceptance guests. If you have any questions, please write Simone at .

Tags: outreach, art&acceptance, film_screening

About the Author

Simone Richmond

Simone Richmond grew up in the New York Area, and has spent her working life in nonprofit development, mostly in California, mobilizing resources by connecting volunteers and organizers who are doing good work with the funders who have the means to make it all possible. She has dedicated her career to alleviating poverty, ending the scourge of nuclear weapons and war, promoting environmental sustainability, and supporting social justice.

Simone has a B.A. in English from Barnard College and a Masters of Fine Arts in Fiction from Syracuse University. She is glad to be here at St. Luke’s, working in concert with clergy and staff, to enrich and improve services for the under-served throughout our community, toward a shared vision of a better world.