The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Taffeta, a contemporary queer person of color, summons Abraham Lincoln to perform an elaborate historical fantasia within her own head — only to learn that she can’t hide from her own present-day demons in the shadows of someone else’s past.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Lovell HolderDirector
- Lovell HolderWriter
- Roger Q. MasonWriter
Cast
- Roger Q. MasonTaffeta
- Pete PloszekAbe
- Alex EsolaElmer
- Ted RooneyThe President
- Charlie ThurstonThe Long-Distance Caller
- Philippe BowgenThe Director
- Gillian WilliamsThe First Lady
- Natasha DewhurstThe Patron of the Arts
- Mia EllisThe Best Supporting Actress
- Cherie Corinne RiceThe Ferrywoman
- Linnea Liu DakinThe Moderator
- Chad CallaghanThe Hunk
Stills
Themes
historical fictionlgbt19th centuryabraham lincolnqueergay themehistorical comedyindependent filmhistorical fantasy