Pride and Joy Summit 2021
Friday, May 21, 2021 ♦ Private Movie Screening
Award-Winning Indie Film "Same-Sex Attracted"
As reported by the Salt Lake Tribune, “Brigham Young University remains one of the most hostile campuses in the country for gay and transgender students,” according to the Princeton Review. Such a hostile environment has prevented students from speaking out, until now.
Co-Director - Maddy Purves
Maddy Purves is an emerging filmmaker from the bicycle capital of the world, Davis, CA. Maddy received her BA of Media Studies in 2018, focusing on nonfiction and documentary film. Since then she has edited and produced two award-winning feature films “Same-Sex Attracted” (2020) and Anchor Point (2021). With a love of doing good work, Maddy has extensive and invaluable experience in a wide range of media production: she’s gripped, produced, ran camera and sound, edited, and even run live replay in front of 50,000+ sports fans. Maddy believes in the healing power of honest storytelling and is in search of projects that inspire love, compassion, and empathy.
Co-Director, Zoie Young (they/them)
Zoie studied Graphic Design at BYU. They have a large portfolio of both corporate and freelance work, and owns a media production company that specializes in video production. Zoie has a passion for empowering the voiceless and believes film is the best medium to tell their stories.
They currently work full-time as an in-house Senior Graphic Designer at a leadership development company, and hopes to continue to make the world a better place through individual storytelling and development. Zoie is continuing to create art in film, writing, the fine arts, and design.
