Trevor (film)
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| Directed by | Peggy Rajski |
| Written by | Celeste Lecesne |
| Produced by | Randy Stone Peggy Rajski |
| Starring | Brett Barsky |
| Cinematography | Marc Reshovsky |
| Edited by | John Tintori |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Trevor is a 1994 American short film directed by Peggy Rajski, produced by Randy Stone and Peggy Rajski, and written by Celeste Lecesne. Set in 1981, the film follows what happens to 13-year-old Trevor, a Diana Ross fan, when his crush on a schoolmate named Pinky Faraday gets discovered.
In 1995, it tied for an Oscar for Best Short Subject with Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life at the 67th Academy Awards. It won the Teddy Award for Best Short in 1995. In 1998, director Peggy Rajski brought fellow filmmakers Randy Stone and Celeste Lecesne together to found The Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.