Director

Sav Rodgers

Directing

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Directed credits

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.4

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 2090093

IMDb ID: nm7081033

Known for: Directing

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2016 - 2026

Years active: 11

Average TMDB rating: 7

Wikidata: Q124618076

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Director (1)First Assistant Director (1)Producer (5)Executive Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)Camera Operator (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Originally from Kansas, Sav Rodgers is a filmmaker and screenwriter whose work often centers on telling highly specific, surprising stories about queer people. He is the director/producer of Chasing Chasing Amy, an upcoming feature documentary about the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy among LGBTQ+ people and the profound, lasting impression on his own life. Sav delivered a TED Talk on the subject titled, "The rom-com that saved my life." His screenplay I Love You, Margot Robbie, co-written with Taylor Gates, was selected for The GLAAD List in 2022. In 2017, Sav graduated from the University of Kansas. He is an alumnus of the Outfest Screenwriting Lab, the Producers Guild of America's PGA Create program, the TED Residency, and the Telluride Film Festival Student Symposium. His short films have screened at festivals like Slamdance, the Cleveland International Film Festival, and the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase. Sav is the Founder and Executive Director of the Transgender Film Center, a nonprofit aiming to help trans creators bring finished films to audiences around the world.