cataclysm.begins web-series

A dystopian world where LGBTQIA+ rights, women rights and basic human rights are rumored to be at risk of being taken with a few simple government bills... sound familiar? cataclysm.begins takes place in an alternate dystopian future very similar to present day America, with a few twists.

Our mission with this project is to bring awareness to real world issues that we are facing in the LGBTQIA+ community, especially the younger generation. While it is a sci-fi dystopian set in a different universe than ours, these characters face real challenges that queer teenagers in the world today are also facing. We are a mixed team of queer and LGBTQIA+ ally filmmakers wanting to add a voice in the fight for our rights as humans. This is a fictional story, but the message relates to the struggles the LGBTQIA+ community are facing in the real world today. Each of our main characters represents a different part of the community: Xavien is gay, his boyfriend Noah is bisexual, Xavien’s sister Catalina is asexual (one of the most underrepresented communities in media), and Catalina’s best friend Lennon is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. Not only are the characters rich in representation, but we also are doing it behind the scenes as we build our diverse team of white, Black, Asian, and Latinx women & non-binary creatives from all across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.

This web-series is more than just for entertainment. It is to continue the important conversations about the treatment of those in the LGBTQA+ community, in a time when all these horrific laws and bills are in the works or being passed to harm us. With this grant we will be putting it towards making something that will positively impact the LGBTQIA+ community, will give our community much needed representation across the board, and will spark much needed conversations to create change moving forward.