The Inspection
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2019
Logline
In the age of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," homeless youth Ellis French joins the Marine Corps in a last ditch attempt to change his life, but must conceal his attraction for his drill instructor in order to survive bootcamp.
Elegance Bratton
Director, Co-Screenwriter
Elegance was thrown out of his mother’s home at the age of 16 in New Jersey for being gay. He spent the next 10 years homeless seeking refuge wherever he could find it. After ten years spent homeless he joined the U.S. Marine Corps where he learned how to make films. Elegance’s award-winning short films have played in almost 150 film festivals worldwide including Sundance, Outfest, and the American Black Film Festival. He is executive producer and creator of Viceland’s GLAAD-nominated series, MY HOUSE. He is also the author of the Kassel Art Book award winning photo book, Bound By Night. He served in the US Marine Corps as combat cameraman, and holds an undergraduate degree from Columbia University, and an MFA from NYU Tisch Grad Film.
Chester Algernal
Producer
Producer and costume designer Chester Algernal Gordon was the first male African-American costume designer to compete in competition at Cannes Film Festival with Danielle Lessovitz’s PORT AUTHORITY, produced by Martin Scorsese. Gordon was also a winner of the Tribeca Film Institute’s 2019, TFI All Access Grant. Gordon’s films have played in over 200 festivals combined including Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, BFI, Outfest, and the American Black Film Festival. He is also a producer for the GLAAD nominated, documentary TV series MY HOUSE, which is currently airing on Viceland.