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Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
A 15-year-old boy named Dillon Westernmost (Joshua Rush) moves to the town of Gatesville, Texas. He has an older brother named Kyler (Michael Cera), and a father named Jackal (Nic Cage). Dillon is different from the rest of the kids at school. There is one detail that makes him VERY different. The thing is...he's transgender. His father and brother are transphobic, but they still PRETEND to accept Dillon. Dillon's Mom was the only one who truly accepted him, but she passed away a year prior to the story. When Dillon falls for a boy at his new school (Jeremy Ray Taylor), it's up to him to build up the confidence to tell him. Will Dillon get a boyfriend? Will his family accept him? Find out in this inspiring musical adventure!
