Sav Rogers (He/Him)
Trans Film Center/Forward Alum
About Speaker
Originally from Kansas, Sav Rodgers is a filmmaker and screenwriter whose work often centers on telling highly specific, surprising stories about queer people. He is the director/producer of Chasing Chasing Amy, a feature documentary about the complicated legacy of Kevin Smith’s Chasing Amy (1997) among LGBTQ+ people and the profound impression on his own life. In 2018, Sav delivered a TED Talk on the subject titled, “The Rom-Com That Saved My Life.” His screenplay I Love You, Margot Robbie, co-written with Taylor Gates, was selected for The GLAAD List in 2022. His short screenplay Telethon: The Quest to Save Grease 2’s Reputation won the Grand Prize in the 2022 ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay competition. In 2017, Sav graduated from the University of Kansas. He is an alumnus of the Outfest Screenwriting Lab, the Producers Guild of America’s PGA Create program, the TED Residency, and the Telluride Film Festival Student Symposium. Sav is the Founder and Executive Director of the Transgender Film Center, a nonprofit aiming to help trans creators bring finished films to audiences around the world.