Known for Directing
Elegance Bratton (born May 3, 1979) is an American filmmaker and photographer. He began his career in the 2010s, writing, directing, and producing a variety of projects, including the short film Walk for Me, the reality television series My House, and the documentary film Pier Kids. Bratton's feature film directorial debut, The Inspection, premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and was released by A24 that November. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elegance Bratton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
17 films, 3 shows


By Any Means
2026 · 1h 47m
country: United States
In 1960s Mississippi, a young Black FBI agent is forced to partner with a notorious mafia hitman to investigate a wave of brutal civil rights murders.


Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
2025 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.


The Inspection
2022 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.


Buck
2020 · 14m
country: United States
Caught in the throes of a depressive fugue, young Lynn resorts to debauchery to find joy — only to discover that happiness is a much more complicated proposition.


Pier Kids
2019 · 1h 24m
country: United States
The lives of three LGBTQ homeless youths who congregate on Christopher St. in New York City.


Walk for Me
2016 · 12m
country: United States
Trans teen Hanna learns the meaning of family when she discovers the New York gay ball scene.