Punch Me is a 2011 short drama film about a young man who must embrace his identity or risk losing the two people he loves most. The film explores themes of identity, acceptance, and health awareness. It stars Robert X. Golphin and Brian Anthony Wilson. The film screened at several film festivals between 2010 and 2012.
Cast Robert X. Golphin as Son Brian Anthony Wilson as Father Elwood Idris Simon as Boyfriend
Awards Year Festival Award Category Result 2012 Los Angeles Movie Awards Honorable Mention Narrative Short 2011 Philafilm: Philadelphia International Film Festival & Market Silver Award Best Short Subject 2011 Black Maria Film + Video Festival & Tour Jury's Citation 2nd Prize 2011 Love Unlimited Film Festival and Art Exhibition Award Honorable Mention 2011 QBC: Queer Black Cinema Award Honorable Mention 2011 Atlantic City CineFest Best Drama, Short (15 Minutes or Less) 2011 Atlantic City CineFest Best Actor (Robert X. Golphin) In A Short 2011 FilmOut San Diego No Award; Special Distinction Best of LGBT Shorts
Festival releases Year Festival Location 2011 Marlon Riggs Film Festival Dallas, Texas 2011 Atlantic City CineFest Atlantic City, New Jersey 2011 Pink Sheep Film Festival Wilmington, North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Black Pride St. Louis, Missouri 2011 Edgemar Short Film Festival Los Angeles, California 2011 Philafilm: Philadelphia International Film Festival & Market Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2011 Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center's 18th Annual African-American Film Marketplace and S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase Los Angeles, California 2011 Black Maria Film + Video Festival And Tour TBA Locations 2011 QBC (Queer Black Cinema) Film Festival Brooklyn, New York 2011 Triangle Black Pride Expo & Film Festival Raleigh, North Carolina 2011 Philadelphia QFest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2011 NC Black Film Festival Wilmington, North Carolina 2011 Love Unlimited Film Festival and Art Exhibition Venice Beach, California 2011 Riverside International Film Festival Riverside, California 2011 Louisville LGBT Film Festival Louisville, Kentucky 2011 Bebashi: Transition To Hope Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2011 Nashville Black Pride LGBT Film and Cultural Fest Nashville, Tennessee 2011 Philadelphia Black Gay Pride Midnight Movie Madness Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2011 FilmOut San Diego San Diego, California 2011 SF2: SAG Foundation's Short Film Showcase New York, NY 2011 Sizzle Miami Miami, Florida 2010 Reelblack Presents (Sneak Preview) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2010 Attic Youth Center (Sneak Preview) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Greater Philadelphia Film Office Events Calendar Profiles Sneak Preview of Punch Me Philadelphia Daily News Article About Punch Me Reelblack Article About Punch Me Screening Rags N' Riches Magazine Article About Punch Me star Elwood Idris Simon Falcon Forum Article About St. Aug's Alum & Punch Me star Robert X. Golphin City’s Best Article Featuring Punch Me Lincolnian Article About Punch Me star Elwood Idris Simon Philadelphia Daily News Article About Punch Me Black Voice News Article Features Punch Me NCIndieSeen Interview With Punch Me Star Robert X. Golphin NCIndieSeen Feature On Punch Me Bebashi: Transition To Hope Newsletter Features Punch Me Screening Punch Me As Part of the Riverside Int'l Film Fest Lineup Punch Me As Part of the NC Black Film Festival Lineup Punch Me As Part of the Edgemar Short Film Festival Lineup Punch Me As Part of the Love Unlimited Film Festival & Art Exhibition Lineup & Awards Punch Me As Part of the Black Maria Film + Video Festival & Awards Lineup Punch Me Featured In The HBCU Digest
Philadelphia Tribune Feature Story About Punch Me Punch Me As Part of the Nashville Black Pride Festival Lineup in Out & About Newspaper Winners List of the 2012 Los Angeles Movie Awards
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