When a video of Toby being brutally humiliated at school appears on the Internet, Toby’s high school and parents take action. However, with an overbearing father and a willfully unaware mother, Toby soon learns that his demons are not just in the classroom.
Boredom Killer 2013
Tuer l’ennui (original title)
15min | Short, Drama | 10 January 2011 (France)
Storyline:
Tormented by their boredom, three kids stumble about looking for something to amuse them whilst they run muck. It’s all fun and games until somebody finds a gun. Enter the local bullies, and suddenly childhood friends and enemies converge around petty grudges and a dangerous weapon. And kids can be so cruel sometimes…
Beach Boy 2011
32min | Short, Drama | 19 January 2011 (Germany)
Storyline:
Dimi has to spend the summer vacation with his older brother, by the Baltic Sea. On a country road, he meets and gets infatuated by Isabelle, who turns out to be his own brother Steffen’s new girlfriend.
38,5 (2010)
10min | Documentary, Short | 28 April 2010 (Germany)
Storyline:
Mariusz is a 15-year-old Polish boy who is training as a competitive boxer. The title refers to his weight (38,5 kilos), which must be increased by 4 kilos to move up a weight class. We see him in class, getting a detailed physical exam, training with other youth, at home and wandering alone. While this is listed as a brief documentary, the editorial comment of the cinematography and its editing present the picture of an adolescent boy who has a pretty miserable life. He is berated by his coach for “moving in slow motion”. His friends seem hardly to know he is there. His mother complains at every step and only wants him to have a girlfriend so that there is someone to do his homework. If there is to be a good ending to his constrained life, in isn’t visible in this 10-minute slice.
Shower 2012
8min | Short, Drama | 18 September 2012 (Norway)
Storyline:
A man enters the shower after his workout, but is soon sidetracked by a noise he cannot identify. He decides to seek out the source of the sound, and enters a situation that will leave him completely exposed.
A determined teenage boy struggles to find acceptance within the Jr. Lifeguards of Hermosa Beach while juggling relationships and challenges in the summer of 1986.
Strictly Forbidden 1974
X | Adult, Fantasy | 1976 (USA)
Plot:
“Do not let Hollywood fool! Gay porn filmmakers from the 1970’s were much more inventive. And Jack Deveau proves it. In this erotically experimental shot completely in France, manager Deveau has statues coming to life in a art museum, who educates handsome Thomas Jeffries on his inmost wants.