“Merman, the film about Palm Springs resident, André Chambers has just won top honors at the Champs-Élysées Film Festival in Paris, France. Directed by Sterling Hampton IV, Merman chronicles the life of André Chambers, a 60-yearold Black Queer man, who is a nurse, leather enthusiast, husband and civil rights advocate.
The Champs-Élysées Film Festival is a major international film festival featuring the best of French and American cinema. Merman won the Grand Jury Prize for the Best Independent American Short Film during its 13th annual closing ceremony on June 25, 2024. Chambers and his husband traveled in Paris to personally accept the award…”
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