Media
Siemiany
Feb 12th
Siemiany is a Short Film from Belgium | Year 2009 | Length 19 min | Official Website
Andrzej and Michal are two young teenagers who come together every summer in the small tourist village ‘Siemiany’ on the countryside in Poland. Their friendship has grown into years of great memories and the boredom of the countryside takes the boys’ friendship to a new level of sexually loaded intimacy. But Michal and Andrzej aren’t the only visitors of ‘Siemiany’. Lukasz, Michal’s older brother, possesses a gun and he is the leader of a gang of bleach blonde boys. Agnieszka, a fourteen year old lolita who Michal secretly loves, has developed an interest in Lukasz and tries everything to impress this gang. But Michal also looks up to Lukasz and since he can’t have Agnieszka, he starts exploring girls by seducing Lukasz’s girlfriend. Andrzej on the other hand -- who violently gets his hair bleached by Lukasz to make him look less ‘gay’ -- runs away after he sees his best friend being taken away from him by a girl.
Until the Day You Die
Feb 2nd
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Death of Glitter
Jan 30th
FIT
Jan 24th
A film on homophobic bullying is to be screened in all UK secondary schools next month. The film – the first of its kind to be sent to all schools – will try to stop pupils using the word "gay" in a derogatory way. It tells the story of six teenagers – who are gay, straight or not yet sure of their sexuality – and are taking classes in hip hop dancing at a college in south London. Some come out and are bullied for it, others conceal their sexuality out of fear. The film’s director, Rikki Beadle-Blair, who wrote and played the lead role in the Channel 4 drama Metrosexuality, takes the role of the teacher. The film, FIT, is part-funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and will be sent to every secondary school next month by the gay rights charity Stonewall.
A poll of more than 2,000 teachers, commissioned by Stonewall last year, found that 90% thought homophobic bullying occurred in their school. The same percentage had not been trained in tackling the problem. A fifth said they did not feel comfortable talking about gay issues in the classroom, and one in six said they felt uneasy if a pupil asked a question about homosexuality. Chris Gibbons, Stonewall’s senior education officer, said: "Teachers are still ill-equipped and unsure of how to deal with gay issues in their classrooms." The film is adapted from a play which has been seen by 20,000 pupils in the last two years.
The Armoire
Jan 18th
In this short film from Canada Aaron plays a game of Hide and Seek in which his friend Tony is never found. The mystery of their relationship — and of their queer attachment to the armoire in Aaron’s bedroom — can only be revealed, it turns out, through hypnosis. At once a comedy, a mystery and a melodrama, Jamie Travis’ The Armoire is the resounding finale to his Saddest Children in the World trilogy (which includes "Why the Anderson Children Didn’t Come to Dinner" and "The Saddest Boy in the World").
Through magnificent art direction, Jamie Travis brings us another poignant children’s tale, eerily capturing a young boy’s struggle to hide his secrets. I was particularly impressed with this film for its cohesive unique vision. The story was eerie, sad and moving and the tone was supported seamlessly by the shooting style as well as the crisp, beautiful art direction.
Gone
Jan 17th
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All Pain is Gone
Jan 14th
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Can’t change a Boy
Jan 11th
You, Me and Him
Dec 20th
You, Me and Him (title in Portuguese Café com Leite translated as "Coffee and Milk") is an award-winning Brazilian 2007 short-film written and directed by Brazilian director Daniel Ribeiro. // Danilo was about to move out of his parent’s house to go live with his boyfriend, Marcos, when his mom and dad die unexpectedly in an accident. His plans for the future change and he becomes responsible for his 10 year-old brother, Lucas. New bonds are created between these 3 young men. While brothers Danilo and Lucas need to learn everything they didn’t know about each other, Marcos tries to find out if there is a place for him in his boyfriend’s new family arrangement. In between videogames and glasses of milk, pain and disappointment, they all need to learn how to live together.
meh!
Dec 18th
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