Miller & Son

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Miller & Son | image = Miller_&_Son_(2019_film)_poster.jpg | caption = | director = Asher Jelinsky | producer = Kate Chamuris | writer = Asher Jelinsky | starring = {{Plainlist| * Jesse James Keitel * Ryan Cutrona * Alexandra Grey * Travis Hammer }} | music = | cinematography = Robert Nachman | editing = Selinda Tian Jz Zhou | studio = AFI Conservatory | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2019|04|14|Atlanta Film and Video Festival}} | runtime = 21 minutes | country = United States | budget = | gross = }} '''''Miller & Son''''' is a 2019 live action short film directed by non-binary filmmaker Asher Jelinsky during their directing MFA studies at the AFI Conservatory.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://shots.net/news/view/asher-jelinsky-on-their-award-winning-film-the-portrayal-of-trans-nonbinary-characters|title=Asher Jelinsky on their award-winning film & the portrayal of trans & nonbinary characters|last=Edwards|first=Danny|date=July 22, 2019|work=Shots|quote="As a gender nonbinary person, I also compartmentalise as a coping mechanism and am often confronted with the choice of whether to speak up or stay silent."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/congratulations-to-afis-student-academy-award-winners/|title=Congratulations to AFI's Student Academy Award Winners|date=October 18, 2019|website=AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE}}</ref> This short film explores the feeling of compartmentalization by portraying the life of a transgender mechanic, performed by then-non-binary actress Jesse James Keitel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/film-academy-honours-16-student-academy-award-winners-1.23980901|title=Film academy honours 16 Student Academy Award winners|last=Bahr|first=Lindsey|date=October 18, 2019|work=Times Columnist|quote=Authenticity in casting was of utmost importance to Jelinsky|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025225455/https://www.timescolonist.com/film-academy-honours-16-student-academy-award-winners-1.23980901|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival where it won the Oscar Qualifying Best Live-Action Short Award, the BAFTA Student Film Awards where it won Best Live Action, and the Student Academy Awards where it won its second Oscar Qualifying Award with the gold medal for "Best Narrative" (Domestic).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/medalists-revealed-2019-student-academy-awards|title=MEDALISTS REVEALED AT 2019 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS|website=The Oscars|date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

== Plot == A trans woman mechanic lives between running her family's auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the balance of her compartmentalized life.

== Awards == Since its launch, the film has received numerous awards, and selected in more than 60 festivals around the world.

{| class="wikitable" !Year !Presenter/Festival !Award/Category !Status |- | rowspan="10" |2019 |Student Academy Awards |''Best Narrative (Domestic)'' |{{won}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/afi-2019-student-academy-award-winners/|title=AFI Leads All Universities in 2019 Student Academy Award Winners|last=Williams|first=Trey|date=September 12, 2019|work=The Wrap}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/scene/news/student-academy-awards-2019-gregory-nava-rory-kennedy-phil-lord-chris-miller-1203375076/|title=Rory Kennedy, Gregory Nava Celebrate Films Creating Social Change at 2019 Student Academy Awards|last=Wheat|first=Lorraine|date=October 20, 2019|work=Variety|quote=Narrative (Domestic Film Schools) Gold: Asher Jelinsky, “Miller & Son,” American Film Institute}}</ref> |- |BAFTA Student Film Awards |''Best Live Action Short Film'' | {{won}} |- |St. Louis International Film Festival |''Best Live-Action Short'' |{{won}} |- |Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity |''Gold Screen Young Director Award (Film School 6 mins and over)'' | {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youngdirectoraward.com/winners-2019/|title=YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD - WINNER 2019}}</ref> |- |Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival |''International Competition'' |{{nominated}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://my.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?&m=226&c=3&id_film=200080056&o=88|title=Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival - Miller & Son}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |Rhode Island International Film Festival |''Best Student Film'' |{{nominated}} |- |Ashland Independent Film Festival |''Jury and Audience Award for "Best Narrative Short"'' | {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2019/1/17/miller-son|title=Rhode Island International Film Festival / Sidewalk Film Festival 2019 – Miller & Son|website=We Are Moving Stories|date=13 August 2019 |quote="(...) won both the jury and audience awards for Best Narrative Short at the Ashland Independent Film Festival"}}</ref> |- |FilmOut San Diego |''Outstanding Artistic Achievement'' |{{won}} |- |Nevada City Film Festival |''Best Performance'' |{{won}} |- |North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival |''Best Long-Form Dramatic Short'' |{{won}} |- |}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [https://vimeo.com/364982284/ Full Film] at Vimeo * {{Official website|https://millerandsonfilm.com/|name=''Miller & Son'' official website}} * {{IMDb title|7435124|Miller & Son}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller and Son}} Category:2019 short films Category:2019 films Category:2019 independent films Category:Films about transgender women Category:2019 LGBTQ-related films Category:American LGBTQ-related films Category:2019 American films Category:American student films Category:Student Academy Award-winning films