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.
Summer 2006
9min | Short, Drama, Romance | 12 February 2006 (Germany)
Storyline:
Mates emerge from latency into their sexual identities. Will and Leung are pals, searching the woods of Hampstead Heath for botanical material Leung needs for a school class. Along the way, they engage in horseplay, and Will disclosed that his girlfriend recently fellated him. As they walk on, they keep coming back to the subject of oral sex. Is it curiosity and braggadocio, or are they flirting with each other? Leung crosses a line and declares himself: how will Will react?
Flower 2017
16min | Adult, Short | July 2 2017
Storyline:
The adult film industry is often portrayed as taking advantage of naive models who are living a desperate life and usually on drugs. This short film by director Matt Lambert shows a very different life. This film shows that some people are happy, healthy, and living a life they want. The film follows five people who work together, for an evening of their own making. They laugh, enjoy themselves, and enjoy each other while conducting themselves as they choose, and not allowing society to dictate how they should conduct their lives.
