T.J. Parsell

Movies

Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music
Director
This documentary explores a group of gay women songwriters who have successfully navigated the male dominated country music genre and have written #1 hits for some of country music's greatest stars.
The Gender Line
Director
A short film about transgender rock star, Cidny Bullens (formerly Cindy Bullens) who once sang in Elton John's band. Cidny is fortunate to have been both a wife and husband in the same lifetime. He reflects on having lived both sides of the gender line.
Fish: A Boy in a Man's Prison
Director
A 17 year old boy is sent to an adult prison for robbing a Fotomat with a toy gun. He thinks he's going to a minimum security camp where they send non-violent, first-time offenders, but the prison psychologist rattles his world by informing him that he's going inside (inside the walls of a maximum security prison). Shot in the Hampton's, (at the Sag Harbor historic jail) this film is a short adaptation from the award winning book, Fish: A Memoir of A Boy in a Man's Prison.