The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo is a 2016 comedy webseries created, written, directed by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez, who plays Caleb Gallo. The series features actors Stephanie Koenig, Jon Ebeling, Antonio Marziale, Ken Kirby, and Jason Greene. The series ran for 5 episodes, its first episode released on YouTube on 4 Jan 2016, and the last on 2 Sep 2016. The series explores LGBTQ themes, featuring genderfluid and gay characters. The show's style has been described as absurdist and surreal, as Jude Dry of "IndieWire" describes, "Brian  Jordan Alvarez uses the traditional sitcom as a foundation to imagine a world a few marbles short of reality." Steven Horowitz of "Paper" notes that while the series "may stretch beyond the limits of reality, it's actually deeply rooted in it." Production. "The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo" was funded without a production company, but by an investor. The $10,000 received was split between the first three episodes. Instead of being produced on a schedule, the webseries was made at its own pace. Creator Brian Jordan Alvarez served multiple roles while making the show, including actor , director, producer, writer, and editor. As he explains, "Essentially, I love doing everything myself, so as the production grows, it's a process finding people who I trust to take on parts of the workload that I am no longer capable of doing." LGBTQ representation. "The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo" includes many LGBTQ+ characters and topics, including non-cisgender characters. According to cast member Antonio Marziale, the show's representation is unique in that "It doesn't have to be this big thing". As Jude Dry of "IndieWire" explains, "Dates are walks, siblings are different races, gender  is whatever, and sexual preference is something to be tried on like a fabulous hat".