A film by Daniel Talbott & Andrew Klaus-Vineyard

Stand Tall Go Higher

Extraordinary queer filmmakers kiki on life

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The filmmakers featured in Stand Tall Go Higher, gathered below a hand-drawn film camera

The Trailer

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Stand Tall Go Higher official poster β€” a hand-drawn film camera above a group of smiling queer filmmakers on a yellow background

About the Film

Stand Tall Go Higher is a feature documentary that highlights a diverse group of queer filmmakers exploring the tenets of queercore filmmaking.

In intimate interviews, filmmakers explore how adverse circumstances β€” including lack of resources and political and cultural hatred for the LGBTQ+ community β€” have always fueled the community's filmmaking power and resilience.

Shot largely over one raucous day at a backyard BBQ in North Hollywood, the film gathers sixteen filmmakers to kiki on craft, survival, and the joy of making work no matter what.

Produced by Orphan Andy Films Β· Principal photography wrapped Β· Coming Fall 2026

Press

β€œA joyful, inspired reminder that queer filmmakers have always had to make films no matter what.”

β€” James Kleinmann, The Queer Review
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The Team

A production of Orphan Andy Films