Aromcom Film

Aromcom is an indie short film shooting in the DC area in Feb 2024, promoting aro/ace-spec stories

04/22/2024

Aromcom was an Official Selection for the Oxford Script Awards! Oxford Script Awards is an international screenwriting festival dedicated to discovering, validating, and respecting talented screenwriters.

It's exciting to see some recognition for a platonic love story about characters on the and *xual spectrums!

02/14/2024

Today’s featured ***rartist is Sterling Barbett!

Send us a DM if you’re an aro/ace/q***r artist and would like to be featured on our page!

02/09/2024

Are you a storyteller on the or *xual spectrums and/or another LGBTQIA+ identity who wants to be featured on our page as part of our ***rartist spotlight series? DM us and we'll send you the submission form!

02/08/2024

More info about pausing the Aromcom crowdfunding campaign. We're still committed to creating more on-screen representation of characters on the and *xual spectrums, so we plan to relaunch in the fall!

Ways you can help include:
1) You can go to the Seed&Spark link in our bio and follow our page there and then you’ll get emailed updates and be among the first to know when we’re gearing up to relaunch.
2) If you happen to know of any grants or funding sources that could be a good match for our project, let us know!
3) If you want to be featured in our ***rArtist Spotlight series, message us and we'll send you the submission form!

02/08/2024

Today’s featured ***rartist is Taylor!

Send us a DM if you’re an aro/ace/q***r artist and would like to be featured on our page!

02/08/2024

Aromcom campaign update: We'll relaunch in the fall!

It’s been so cool seeing all the support and excitement surrounding our film and creating more on-screen representation of characters on the and *xual spectrums!

But since we weren’t on track to reach our funding goal this time around, we’re pausing the crowdfunding campaign and hope to relaunch in the fall.

We’re planning to spend the next several months applying to as many grants and alternate funding sources as we can. (If you happen to know of any that could be a good match for us, send them our way!) Plus we’ll continue to post content here and support aro/ace/q***r storytellers.

Want to be among the first to know when we relaunch? Go to the Seed&Spark page linked in the comments and click Follow.

01/27/2024

Sounds pretty convincing to me, Gabe

Help Aromcom create more on-screen *xual and representation by going to the Seed&Spark campaign link in the comments!

And check out Gabe's upcoming film You and I, You and Me, which also has a Seed&Spark campaign going. Gabe will even write you a snazzy poem for $25 🔥

01/27/2024

Aromcom is our upcoming short film that depicts a platonic meet-cute between two characters on the and *xual spectrums, and if you supported our film on Seed&Spark, you may be interested in a couple other ***rfilms that are currently crowdfunding!

(The following are Instagram handles)

is a feature film by

is a short film by .brodsky and

Go to their pages to check out their campaigns! And if you haven't contributed yet to our Aromcom campaign, go to the link in the comments and click Make A Pledge to help us create more on-screen representation of a-spec people!

01/26/2024

Photo dump from Wednesday's A-Spec & Q***r Storytelling event at Busboys and Poets Takoma! It was great to see so many of you there supporting *xual and stories! If you were there, what was your favorite part?

If you'd like to help create more on-screen representation of a-spec characters, make a contribution to the Aromcom Seed&Spark page so we can fund our short film depicting a platonic meet-cute! Link is in the comments.

01/26/2024

Aromcom is an upcoming short film that depicts a platonic meet-cute between two characters on the and *xual spectrums. We talked with the First Time Go podcast about why we think a-spec people deserve a rom-com too! Go to FirstGoPod.com to listen to the full episode.

And if you want this film to get made, contribute to our Seed&Spark crowdfunding page at the link in the comments!

01/26/2024

Today’s featured ***rartist is Tulip! Tulip is the artist behind Aromcom’s new crowdfunding incentives, and you can check out their sticker and stationary packs on our page!

Send us a DM if you’re an aro/ace/q***r artist and would like to be featured on our page!

01/25/2024

We have some brand new incentives from aroace artist Tulip! You can get some special a-spec and kitty stickers and stationary while helping us make Aromcom, a film depicting a platonic meet-cute between two a-spec characters.

Choose these incentives on our Seed&Spark campaign to help us create on-screen representation of people on the *xual and spectrums! The link is in the comments.

01/23/2024

Today’s featured ***rartist is Kaeli Patchen!

Kaeli will be performing an original song with us tomorrow Jan 24 at our A-Spec & Q***r Storytelling event at Busboys and Poets Takoma, so if you’re in the DC area, make sure you check out https://www.facebook.com/events/352300660883679 for info on how to get your free ticket!

Send us a DM if you’re an aro/ace/q***r artist and would like to be featured on our page!

01/22/2024

Learn more about some of our limited incentives for the Aromcom crowdfunding campaign! The overnight stay at the haunted manor is already sold out, so snag a ghost tour or a film easter egg before they too are gone!

Click the Seed&Spark link in our bio to help us create on-screen representation of people on the *xual and spectrums!

01/22/2024

If you're in the DC area, you should come to our free A-Spec & Q***r Storytelling event at Busboys and Poets Takoma this Wednesday at 7pm!

You'll be among the first to hear the script of our upcoming film Aromcom, featuring characters on the and *xual spectrums and performed by our cast: Ziaire Mann, Elena Anderson, Garrett Matthews, and Jordan Brown.

There will also be a variety of q***r performances, a-spec books on sale, and of course the Busboys menu of food.

Learn more and get your free ticket at https://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-evt-36571557/

01/21/2024

Learn more about some of Aromcom's crowdfunding incentives! Click the Seed&Spark link in our bio to help us create on-screen representation of people on the *xual and spectrums!

01/20/2024

Today’s featured ***rartist is Avery Morstan!

Send us a DM if you’re an aro/ace/q***r artist and would like to be featured on our page!

01/19/2024

Meet the intimacy coordinator for Aromcom, Stephanie Davis!

Stephanie is a performer, activist & educator living and working on Nacotchtank/Piscataway/Manahoac land. They have worked in many fields including burlesque, retail, s*x work, academia, reproductive justice, and public health—all of which inform their work as an intimacy coordinator and director.

Involved in the performing arts for 20+ years, Stephanie began his career as an actress and dancer, progressively expanding hir repertoire to include directing, choreography, dramaturgy, costume and set design, education, and theatrical intimacy, always with a mind towards justice and liberation.

01/18/2024

Today’s featured ***rartist is Richard Vo!

Send us a DM if you’re an aro/ace/q***r artist and would like to be featured on our page!

01/18/2024

Meet the casting assistant for Aromcom, Andrea Trent!

Andrea is very active in the DC community theater scene. She has performed with St. Marks Players in Washington DC, in Sister Act (2017) and as Mazeppa in Gypsy (2019) and Church Lady Jarene in The Color Purple (2023). Andrea has also performed at 2nd Star Productions in Ragtime (2018), A Christmas Carol (2019) and Crowns (2023) and served as Assistant choreographer for Matilda (2023). She was seen in Rockville Musical Theater's production of Once Upon A Mattress (2022). She also has performed with NASA's Music and Drama Club in Beauty and the Beast (2018).

Andrea is in the process of writing a musical and is currently enrolled in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Librettist Workshop in New York City.

01/17/2024

The Aromcom crowdfunding campaign is now live!! Help us create on-screen representation for one of the least-represented q***r identities. People on the and *xual spectrums deserve a rom-com too!

Check out https://seedandspark.com/fund/aromcom to learn more about our film, why we're making it, and how you can support!

01/17/2024

People on the aromantic and as*xual spectrums deserve a rom-com too! Aromcom depicts a cozy platonic meet-cute set during an Icelandic winter storm. Help us create on-screen representation for one of the least-represented q***r identities.

Learn more about our campaign at: seedandspark.com/fund/aromcom
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01/17/2024

Meet the actor playing Brandon in Aromcom, Garrett Matthews!

Website: garrettmatthews.com

Garrett is an actor/singer/story teller who is born and raised in the D(M)V and earned their degree in Vocal Performance from the Hartt School. Since graduating, Garrett has performed Lockstock in Urinetown in an Off-Broadway Production at the Peoples Improv Theatre. Film credits include Loving and Federation Temple as well as the TV series Love Gone Wrong. Musical credits most recently include The Great Gatsby Musical (Tom Buchanan) with Landless Theatre as well as Audrey, On Air, Charlotte's Web, and Beauty and the Beast with Creative Cauldron.

He's been seen with Ovations Theater in Urinetown (Lockstock), Legally Blonde (Callahan), Spring Awakening (Adult Man), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Sir Danvers) and The Wild Party (Black). His play credits include N and Clays Place with the Angel Wing Project. Vocally Garett has performed in Don Pasquale, Goyescas, The Magic Flute, An Operetta Holiday, Irving Berlin: A Simple Melody and Jerome Kern: All the Things You Are with The In Series: Opera and More. Over the years he is proud to have been able to perform with Capital Fringe Fest, the Kennedy Center, and other local venues.

01/17/2024

Meet the wardrobe supervisor for Aromcom, Sofia Sandoval!

Sofia is a filmmaker based in the DC area, and she’s so excited to be working on Aromcom! She’s currently the Programming Coordinator with Women in Film & Video and has worked in film and theater for years.

She’s very proud to be included in this wonderful team and to be working on this project. It’s so important to platform the voices and experiences of underrepresented people, and Aromcom provides an opportunity for aro/ace folks to tell their stories. She hopes that this project can make all q***r folks, and especially aro/ace people, feel seen and cared for.

01/16/2024

Meet the actor playing Trey in Aromcom, Jordan Brown!

Website: jordanbrownactor.org
Instagram:

Jordan is an actor, content creator, and creative artist in the DMV. He has acted in various shows such as: As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company); My Children! My Africa!, How He Lied to Her Husband (Washington Stage Guild); Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea, She Kills Monsters (Rorschach Theatre); Time Is On Our Side (Perisphere Theatre); As You Like It (Powerhouse Theater); King Henry VI Part I (Brave Spirits Theatre); Bobtail B**g B**g (InterAct Story Theatre); The Wolf You Feed (Theatre Prometheus); Nothing to Lose (Unexpected Stage); The Ties That Bind (Catholic University); The Importance of Being Earnest, Eurydice, The Shape of Things, Red Death (Stevenson University).

Jordan is going to slay as Trey, and you can check out his fashion reels and adventures on Instagram.

01/16/2024

Meet the AC for Aromcom, Kat Vivaldi!

Kat is an artist/creative technologist based in Richmond, VA whose projects range from film, installation, sound, to performance. Kat earned her BFA from the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech with a film minor in 2019. They have since participated in several short films and feature film projects within the camera department.

You can watch some of these feature films on several platforms including BET+, Lifetime, PBS, and HBO’s MAX. Kat has also performed varying roles for film festivals including Programming Fellowships for both Richmond International Film Festival and New Orleans Film Festival.

01/15/2024

Meet the actor playing Merida in Aromcom, Elena Anderson!

Website: elena-anderson.com
Instagram: .anderson.vo

Elena is a classically trained actor and audiobook narrator based in the Washington, DC area. She has worked on over 40 titles with the audio drama production company GraphicAudio, including the Red Rising Saga and The Murderbot Diaries. Her recent theater credits include The Tempest (Ariel) with Grassroots Shakespeare DC and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Helena) with The Classic Theatre of Maryland.

She is thrilled to be working with the fabulous Aromcom team, and so excited to bring Merida to life in all her aro/ace glory!

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Aromcom Campaign Update

More info about pausing the Aromcom crowdfunding campaign. We're still committed to creating more on-screen representation of characters on the #aromantic and #asexual spectrums, so we plan to relaunch in the fall! Ways you can help include: 1) You can go to the Seed&Spark link in our bio and follow our page there and then you’ll get emailed updates and be among the first to know when we’re gearing up to relaunch. 2) If you happen to know of any grants or funding sources that could be a good match for our project, let us know! 3) If you want to be featured in our #QueerArtist Spotlight series, message us and we'll send you the submission form!

Aromcom depicts a platonic meet-cute between two characters on the #aromantic and #asexual spectrums. If you want more on-screen representation of a-spec people, go to the Seed&Spark link in our bio to help us fund this short film!

Gabe Dunn's Aromcom Poem

Sounds pretty convincing to me, Gabe Help Aromcom create more on-screen #asexual and #aromantic representation by going to the Seed&Spark campaign link in the comments! And check out Gabe's upcoming film You and I, You and Me, which also has a Seed&Spark campaign going. Gabe will even write you a snazzy poem for $25 🔥

Support These Queer Films!

Aromcom is our upcoming short film that depicts a platonic meet-cute between two characters on the #aromantic and #asexual spectrums, and if you supported our film on Seed&Spark, you may be interested in a couple other #queerfilms that are currently crowdfunding! (The following are Instagram handles) @youandiyouandmefilm is a feature film by @gabesdunn @unevenfilm is a short film by @john.brodsky and @arielmahler Go to their pages to check out their campaigns! And if you haven't contributed yet to our Aromcom campaign, go to the link in the comments and click Make A Pledge to help us create more on-screen representation of a-spec people!

Why make a platonic rom-com?

Aromcom is an upcoming short film that depicts a platonic meet-cute between two characters on the #aromantic and #asexual spectrums. We talked with the First Time Go podcast about why we think a-spec people deserve a rom-com too! Go to FirstGoPod.com to listen to the full episode. And if you want this film to get made, contribute to our Seed&Spark crowdfunding page at the link in the comments!

Aromcom depicts a cozy platonic meet-cute set during an Icelandic winter storm. Help us create on-screen representation for one of the least-represented queer identities. People on the #aromantic and #asexual spectrums deserve a rom-com too! Learn more about our film at the link in our bio!

Aromcom Crowdfunding Pitch

People on the aromantic and asexual spectrums deserve a rom-com too! Aromcom depicts a cozy platonic meet-cute set during an Icelandic winter storm. Help us create on-screen representation for one of the least-represented queer identities. Learn more about our campaign at: seedandspark.com/fund/aromcom Follow us on Instagram and Facebook at: @AromcomFilm