Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection turns lived experience into truthful rebellion, exploring identity, queerness, and belonging. Pitch your authentic story on iPitch.tv and turn struggle into power.
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“I join the military, I die young, I'm a hero. I don't join the military, I die young, I'm an unimportant statistic.” - Elegance Bratton (active duty 2005-2010) Bratton learned filmmaking as a gay Black man in the Marines. This film is about his experiences in the era of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Like his on-screen counterpart, Ellis French, Bratton was kicked out of his mother’s home as a teenager for his sexuality and he spent several years in and out of homeless shelters before joining the Marine corps, where he was eventually introduced to the art of filmmaking. While at Marine corps bootcamp, a place where homophobia went hand-in-hand with homoerotic energy, Bratton was forced to hide his identity. At the same time, the Marines became the home he never had and ultimately led him to where he is today. Equally complex is the relationship with his late mother.
"Ever been convicted of a felony? Are you a communist? Have you recently smoked marijuana, or ingested other narcotics? Are you in a terrorist cell? Are you now, or have you ever been a homosexual?" #TheInspection #Paramount+ #A24film #Drama
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Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union in The Inspection.
If you don't come back, the sun I gave birth to.
Consider this certificate void.
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Jeremy Pope makes his arrival at boot camp in The Inspection.
Our purpose over the next three months is to see that the strongest of you move forward to join the fight.
I will break you.
I promise.
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Saw #TheInspection last night & the tears were flowing. Kudos to @itsgabrielleu @LangstonCruise @jrmypope. Such a good movie.
