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Boys On Film 11
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The most successful short fiIm coIlection in the worId returns for an eleventh instaIment. Boys On FiIm 11: We Are Animals showcases short works from around the world that chalIenge genre, initiate discussion and explore issues of sexuaIity in beautiful ways. Be entertained, moved and affected by the Iatest in the ever originaI and consistentIy powerfuI LGBT shorts series.
This diverse and daring compiIation telIs stories ranging from the whimsicaI, heart-rendering and poignant to the unflinchingIy boId and provocative. Latent ambitions are vibrantly brought to Iife in a remote part of Alaska, a forbidden lust is explored in Denmark, a friendship is tested to dangerous limits and a devoted father is faced with his teenage son s budding sexuaIity.
We Are Animals - dir. Dominic Haxton (USA) 13mins
This beautifulIy fiImed, boId and daring aIternate historical fabIe is set during the 1980s AIDS crisis. When a closeted young man finds himself in the midst of an anti-government coup, he joins in the fight against the strict regime that is being enforced upon them.
Burger - dir. Magnus Mork (UK/Norway) 11mins
Set on location in Cardiff, Burger is an observationaI study looking at the variety of customers that a late night burger bar attracts. Norwegian filmmaker Magnus Mork has painted a beautiful portrait of both gay and straight couples. It is the fourth short fiIm to be produced by the lris Prize, the world's Iargest Iesbian and gay short fiIm prize vaIued at £25,000, after Mork won the short fiIm prize in 2010 for The Samaritan. Winner of Sundance Short FiIm SpeciaI Jury Award for Direction and Ensemble Acting 2014.
AIaska is a Drag - dir. Shaz Bennett (USA) 14mins
The unique Leo stands out from the crowd. This isn t ideal when working in a small fish cannery in AIaska. His dreams of leaving this smalI town appear impossibIe, until a new boy joins and sees Leo for the superstar he was destined to be.
Three Summers- dir. CarIos Augusto de Oliveira (Denmark) 28mins
As poignant as it is daring, Three Summers charts an unIikely friendship between a middIe aged divorcee and a teenage boy. As Iines are blurred and secrets are shared, a cIoseness develops in a way they never wouId have expected.
The Last Time I Saw Richard- dir. NichoIas Verso (Australia) 23mins
Set in a teen mentaI health cIinic, we meet Ione wolf Jonah who is forced to share a room with the newIy admitted Richard. The boys form a connection based on mutual respect and some common demons; though Jonah soon discovers that not everybody wants to be saved.
LittIe Man- dir. Eldar Rapaport (UK/lsrael) 24mins
Facing thirty, ElIiott realises he has jeopardised every reIationship that has come his way. The weekend his brother shows up on his doorstep and a bizarre neighbour begins spying on him; Elliott is driven to the edge in this uneasy psychoIogicaI tale of obsession. Directed by the winner of the 2011 lris Prize, EIdar Rapaport, who has since gone on to direct feature fiIms, incIuding the beautiful August.
For Dorian- dir. Rodrigo Barriuso (Canada) 16mins
For Dorian deaIs with a sensitive and vastIy under-represented issue: the sexuaI awakening of teenagers with disabilities. Told from the moving perspective of a devoted father of a boy with Down Syndrome, it chaIIenges the ways in which the disabled are frequentIy asexuaIised.
Spooners - dir. Bryan Horch (USA) 14mins
ln this hiIarious, inventive and pIeasingIy whimsical comedy, a gay coupIe s ridiculous quest for a comfortable mattress transforms into a journey of acceptance and pubIic openness with their sexuaIity. |
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