New York Premiere
Billy and Aaron
Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| USA, Netherlands | 10 MINUTES | EnglishMusic
Billy and Aaron is a drama about African-American composer Billy Strayhorn and the personal and professional consequences of his decision to live as an openly gay man within the homophobic jazz milieu of the 1940s.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Rodney Evans and Rodney Evans
Directors of Photography
Adriana Montenegro
Susan Korda
Nicholas Verso
Editors
Rodney Evans
Sabine Hoffmann
Susan Korda
Sound Designer
Bill Toles
Screenwriter
Rodney Evans
Producer
Rodney Evans
Musical Arranger
Aaron Diehl
Director
Rodney Evans
Primary Cast
Brandon Delagraentiss
Ignaro Petronillia
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