Sav Rodgers

Sav Rodgers

History

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.

Profile

Sav Rodgers
Sav Rodgers

Movies

Chasing Chasing Amy
Self
Chasing Chasing Amy examines the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
Chasing Chasing Amy
Writer
Chasing Chasing Amy examines the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
Chasing Chasing Amy
Assistant Editor
Chasing Chasing Amy examines the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
Chasing Chasing Amy
Camera Operator
Chasing Chasing Amy examines the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
Chasing Chasing Amy
Director
Chasing Chasing Amy examines the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
Belong To Us
Producer
An injured dog finds it's way into the hearts of a family after escaping an underground dog-fighting ring.
Synonymous With
Thanks
A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host to take a vulnerable turn.
Protected
Producer
A young skater and older gentleman discuss life, community, and activism while getting tested at a HIV clinic.
Academic Super Squad
First Assistant Director
After landing herself in trouble once again, a rebellious high school senior must face her most brutal consequence yet: being forced to join the academic decathlon team.
Queen for a Day
Producer
A short comedy about drag queens and marriage.
Queen for a Day
Writer
A short comedy about drag queens and marriage.
Queen for a Day
Director
A short comedy about drag queens and marriage.
Rattle
Producer
Why won't the baby stop crying...
Dragtivists
Producer
Dragtivists tells the story of Rayfield Lawrence and Caithe Alexander, two drag queens whose activism goes hand in hand with their performance art.
Dragtivists
Writer
Dragtivists tells the story of Rayfield Lawrence and Caithe Alexander, two drag queens whose activism goes hand in hand with their performance art.
Dragtivists
Director
Dragtivists tells the story of Rayfield Lawrence and Caithe Alexander, two drag queens whose activism goes hand in hand with their performance art.
Shooting Clerks
Producer
The biopic of how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and became the darling of the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994.
Sketches
Director
After falling deeply in love, two women struggle with domesticity and their opposite personalities.