Sam Orlowski made “Thanks to Her,” a gay coming-of-age short film, during her senior year at Pitt. There was just one problem she hadn’t come out to her family yet.
A flyer was posted at Weinberg Village and The New Riverview Apartments — both housing seniors — in Squirrel Hill. Extras were needed for a bingo scene for a longer version of “Thanks To Her,” first released in March as a short film. It’s the story of a pair of