Johnny 2016

Johnny 2016

Johnny 2016
19min | Short, Drama | 10 July 2016 (USA)

Storyline:

A lonely and conflicted older man named Sam hires a young male sex worker named Johnny to spend the night with him in a motel room and be his first sexual experience with another man. Sam has spent his entire life trying to outrun his sexual attraction to other men. A devoted husband and father, Sam has carefully constructed a life he hoped would make him happy. But the harder Sam tries to force himself to be the man he believes he should be, the harder it is for him to resist becoming the man he’s secretly always been. As it turns out, Sam is not the only one with a secret, and the intimate night the two men share forces Johnny to come face-to-face with a haunting moment from his past that he thought he’d left behind. JOHNNY is a story about finding the strength and courage it takes to accept responsibility for the choices you have made and the person you have become.

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Lilting 2014

Lilting 2014

Lilting 2014
1h 23min | Drama, Romance | 8 August 2014 (UK)

Storyline:

In contemporary London, a Cambodian-Chinese mother mourns the untimely death of her son. Her world is further disrupted by the presence of a stranger. We observe their difficulties in trying to connect with each other without a common language as, through a translator, they begin to piece together memories of a man they both loved.

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Tomcat 2016

Tomcat 2016

Tomcat 2016
Kater (original title)
2h 4min | Drama | 24 November 2016 (Germany)

Storyline:

Andreas and Stefan lead a happy and passionate life: Together with their beloved tomcat Moses, they live in a beautiful old house in Vienna’s vineyards. They work as a musician and as a scheduler in the same orchestra and they love their large circle of friends. An unexpected and inexplicable outburst of violence suddenly shakes up the relationship and calls everything into question – the blind spot that resides in all of us.

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As You Are 2016

As You Are 2016

As You Are 2016
1h 50min | Drama, Mystery | 24 February 2017 (USA)

Storyline:

Set in the early 1990’s, “As You Are” is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation.

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Something Like Summer 2017

Something Like Summer 2017

Something Like Summer 2017
1h 55min | Drama, Musical, Romance | 25 February 2017 (Australia)

Storyline:

Benjamin Bentley is an openly gay 17 year-old boy in Houston, Texas, with not so many friends. He suddenly becomes infatuated with Tim Wyman, a handsome, popular – apparently straight – newcomer. When a not-so-accident brings them together, their love story begins. They start a secret relationship and build a world of their own. Something Like Summer is a coming of age story of true long-lasting love, about insecurities, social pressure, heartache and love again that spans 12 years. It’s about being true to yourself, letting your heart lead the way and discovering the strength of love.

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