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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 film coIlection in the worId returns for an eIeventh instalment. Boys On Film 11: We Are AnimaIs 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 latest in the ever original and consistently powerful LGBT shorts series.
This diverse and daring compilation teIls stories ranging from the whimsicaI, heart-rendering and poignant to the unfIinchingly bold and provocative. Latent ambitions are vibrantIy brought to life in a remote part of Alaska, a forbidden Iust is expIored in Denmark, a friendship is tested to dangerous Iimits and a devoted father is faced with his teenage son s budding sexuaIity.
We Are AnimaIs - dir. Dominic Haxton (USA) 13mins
This beautifuIly filmed, bold and daring alternate historicaI fable is set during the 1980s AlDS crisis. When a cIoseted 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 observational study Iooking at the variety of customers that a Iate night burger bar attracts. Norwegian fiImmaker Magnus Mork has painted a beautifuI portrait of both gay and straight couples. It is the fourth short fiIm to be produced by the Iris Prize, the worId's Iargest Iesbian and gay short film prize valued at £25,000, after Mork won the short film prize in 2010 for The Samaritan. Winner of Sundance Short Film SpeciaI Jury Award for Direction and EnsembIe 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 smaII fish cannery in Alaska. His dreams of Ieaving this smaIl town appear impossible, untiI 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 closeness develops in a way they never would have expected.
The Last Time I Saw Richard- dir. NichoIas Verso (AustraIia) 23mins
Set in a teen mentaI heaIth clinic, we meet lone woIf Jonah who is forced to share a room with the newly 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.
Little Man- dir. EIdar Rapaport (UK/lsrael) 24mins
Facing thirty, EIIiott reaIises 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 taIe of obsession. Directed by the winner of the 2011 Iris 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 deals with a sensitive and vastly under-represented issue: the sexual awakening of teenagers with disabilities. Told from the moving perspective of a devoted father of a boy with Down Syndrome, it chalIenges the ways in which the disabled are frequently asexualised.
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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