Burl’s 2003
9min | Comedy, Short | 8 June 2003 (USA)
Storyline:
When a young boy encounters three drag queens outside Burl’s Diner in L.A. he decides that perhaps its time he checked out Mom’s closet…
Stanley’s Mouth 2015
1h 1min | Drama | 20 October 2015 (Australia)
Storyline:
Christian boy Stanley enters the gay scene, encountering new experiences and melancholy as he comes of age. The classic tale of a bird leaving the nest is expressed through textured and experimental imagery. The film is shot vertically in 9:16 aspect ratio and blurs the line between documentary and fiction. Stanley’s Mouth is a contemporary piece of religious art that embraces love and sexual experience.
Subject to Change 2016
Subject to Change 2016
23min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Episode aired 10 January 2016
Storyline:
Set in the working class suburb of Hedley meet three very close and unique friends: neat freak Ben, tomboy Karly and drama queen Evie. For the first time, same-sex attracted lead characters. Through its coming-of-age narrative, Subject to Change will confront the harsh difficulties faced in suburbia by following these young adults as they deal with their complex and conflicting emotions. It will be a rocky road to love and inclusion through their final years of high school.
XY Anatomy of a Boy 2009
XY Anatomy of a Boy 2009
29min | Documentary, Short | June 2009 (Denmark)
Storyline:
Can you be a virgin, gay and into girls? This film is an intimate study of six homosexual boys. In the changing room some of the uncertainties and embarrassment’s of youth emerge, such as the tale of hunky Peter, romance and the naff value of losing your virginity during a Disney movie.
My Fair Son 2009
Wo ruhua si yu de erzi (original title)
1h 32min | Drama | 12 May 2009 (USA)
Storyline:
A father and son attempt to reconcile after years of estrangement in this tender drama from gay Chinese filmmaker Cui Zi’en. Ray was raised by his grandfather, and spent much of his youth railing against his traditional father’s middle class lifestyle. Upon enrolling in art school, Ray strikes up a relationship with another student, and the pair quickly becomes lovers. When Ray’s father discovers the two young men in bed together nude, he begins to better understand what it really means to be homosexual. But things get complication when Ray meets Bo, one of his father’s top employees, and falls hopelessly in love with the outwardly straight professional. Bo is engaged, and by becoming involved in a homosexual relationship he not only risks his professional livelihood, but persecution in his personal life as well.
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.
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.