AC Lamberty is a Gemini, a George Michael superfan, and a Los Angeles-based filmmaker.
About AC
AC Lamberty is a trans fag filmmaker, writer and event producer. He creates work that subverts traditional notions of representation and puts gay/trans bodies and sexuality at the forefront, incorporating elements of horror and erotica. A born and raised Midwesterner, AC’s Minnesotan roots and queer coming-of-age in Los Angeles inform his work. His short films and screenplays have received top honors from film festivals across the U.S., including NewFest, Hollyshorts, the Nashville and Omaha Film Festivals, QueerWrites and Roze Filmdagen. AC is a 2024 New Roots writer in residency, and was a 2022 Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices screenwriting fellow. He is currently the co-host of the Feminist Frequency Radio podcast, a pop culture commentary and review podcast; in 2023, he hosted a capsule series for Feminist Frequency entitled Machos, focusing on masculinity in cinema. As a producer and organizer, AC produces queer nightlife events in the Los Angeles area, and works as the program coordinator for entertainment advocacy non-profit ReFrame.
His favorite George Michael song is “A Different Corner.”
Work
Am I Crazy Do You Love Me
2021
Experimental short film A young woman’s comedy routine goes awry when she starts asking questions that reveal more of herself than she or her audience might be ready for.
Written by and starring Sadie Sieroty. Produced by Jen Masi. Cinematography by Ashleigh Coffelt. Edited by Deijah Lee-Carroll. Directed by AC Lamberty.
Premiered November 2022 at the Los Angeles International Film Festival.
Manicure
2024
Short film Drag king Mister IHardlyKnowHer receives a mysterious gift before a performance: a murderous set of fake nails.
Written by and starring Grace Condon as Mister IHardlyKnowHer. Produced by Maria Felix Oviedo. Cinematography and production design by Abby Guerra. Directed and edited by AC Lamberty.
A Beginner’s Guide to Hanky Code
2019
Experimental short film A parody of 1950s educational videos, the buxom Dr. Beverly Daggett-Smits from the H.A.N.K.Y. Institute educates the viewer on an enduring gay tradition: the hanky code.
Starring Grace Condon. Produced by Jen Masi. Cinematography by Ashleigh Coffelt. Written, directed, and edited by AC Lamberty.
Premiered March 2019 at Loquacious Collective’s Hoe Trip showcase. Official selection, 2019 NewFest. Official selection, 2019 Rose FilmDagen.
Miss Teen Dairy Minnesota
2020 - present
Narrative feature screenplay A transgender teen competes against her ruthless younger sister in their rural town’s annual dairy farming pageant.
Winner, Best Short Screenplay, QueerWrites. Finalist, 2020 Shore Scripts Short Film Fund. Finalist, 2020 Hollyshorts Film Festival Screenplay Competition.