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Harper Steele Boards Trans Doc as Executive Producer (Exclusive)

Harper Steele Boards Trans Doc as Executive Producer (Exclusive)

Emmy-winning comedy writer and producer Harper Steele has boarded the Berlin-premiering feature documentary What Will I Become? as an executive producer. A co-production between ITVS and Deep Dive Films in association with Storylens Pictures, the film explores the vulnerability of the transmasculine community by delving into the personal experiences of directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos — making their directorial debuts — while intertwining the stories of two young trans men who died by suicide. “Homecoming king Blake Brockington and the soft-spoken Kyler Prescott were poets, musicians, and community advocates. This film traces their joys and challenges, their tragic deaths and resulting media attention, and the larger aftermath within their communities,” says a plot synopsis. “[It] also uplifts resources that affirm trans boys and the LGBTQIA2S+ community to provide an understanding of suicide-prevention practices. What Will I Become? asks why the transmasculine community is particularly vulnerable to living briefly and dying quietly.” Executive producer Steele is best known as the former head writer on Saturday Night Live and subject of 2024 Netflix doc Will & Harper, in …