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Before You Know It

Set in Harlem, Portland, and Galveston, this documentary captures the experiences of several LGBTQ seniors as they navigate the adventures, challenges, and surprises of their “golden years.”

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America ReFramed

Premiere Date

June 30, 2015

Length

120 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production, Development

PJ Raval

Producer/Director

Named one of Out Magazine's "Out 100" and Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film," PJ Raval is an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer whose credits include Trinidad (Showtime, LOGO) and Before You Know It, which follows the lives of three gay senior men described by indieWIRE as "a crucial new addition to the LGBT doc canon." Before You Know It screened theatrically both nationally and internationally and premiered as the season finale of America Reframed on World Channel. Also an accomplished cinematographer, PJ shot the Academy Award-nominated Trouble the Water and was a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow and 2016 Firelight Media Documentary Fellow.