15 November 2016

Félix et le poisson (2011)

Félix et le poisson (2011)  

 Director: Chucho E. Quintero
Writers: Chucho E. Quintero
Genre: Drama, Romance, Short, Short Movie
Country:  Mexico
Language: Spanish
Duration: 20 min
Year: 2011  

 Stars: Marco Cano, Juan Carlos Ceballos        




 Felix finds a young man by the beach. He takes him home to take care of him, he then realizes he has scales on his back.
Félix et le poisson from HomeComing on Vimeo.
Félix et le poisson (2011)
  • Runtime:20 minutes
  • Actors:
    Félix (as Marco Adrián Cano)
    Marco Cano
    Pez
    Juan Carlos Ceballos
  • Plot:
    Felix finds a young man by the beach. He takes him home to take care of him, he then realizes he has scales on his back.
    - Written by Anonymous
  • Also known as: Félix y el pez (),

29 October 2016

Beyond love (2014)

Beyond love (2014) 


Director: Silvio Nacucchi
Writers: Silvio Nacucchi
Genre: Drama
Country:  Italy
Language: Italian
Duration: 1h 48 min
Year: 2014 



Stars: Marco Gandolfi Vannini, Jessica Resteghini, Simona Molinari, Graziano Scarabicchi   






Director Silvio Nacucchi talks about his strange gay parenting tale
Strong acting abounds in “Beyond Love,” a seemingly bizarre Italian drama newly out on DVD. The film tells the story of Anna and Marina, a lesbian couple who want to be moms. Surrogacy is expensive in Italy, far beyond the reach of these middle class women.
Marina confides her frustration to Stefano, her best friend since childhood. Stefano decides to help in a most unusual way: he secretly turns to prostitution in order to raise the funds that Anna and Marina need. He endures abuse from several clients who are into S&M, screaming in anguish while he keeps his eye on the prize. Of course his boyfriend is enraged when he finds out what Stefano has been up to.
One of the most appealing aspects of “Beyond Love” is the friendship between Marina and Stefano. It's unusual, in film or in life, to see a gay man and a lesbian enjoying such a deep bond. It wasn't too long ago, after all, that the Gs and the Ls existed as two separate communities with little interest in interacting.
The love and the trust that Anna and Stefano feel for each other runs deep. They confide in each other, often revealing things they wouldn't share with their spouses. It's a lovely thing to see.
“Beyond Love” is populated by characters who we would think should know better than to do the foolish things they do. Time and time again, Stefano meets with clients who he knows are going to hurt him. In one particularly disturbing scene he's raped by a nightstick while tied to a bed--he screams out in pain, yet continues to meet with the unsavory clients who contact him online.
Stefano and Marina also sleep together one night.
Marina's partner Anna isn't much better. A fledgling artist, she meets privately with a lecherous straight male art gallery owner whose motives are questionable. Yet she returns for a second meeting.
Some viewers may wonder why the “Beyond Love” characters make such reckless choices. Silvio Nacucchi, the film's director, addressed this question. The filmmaker spoke to SFGN from his home in Italy.
"The message of “Beyond Love” is that there are no limits to what you are ready to do when you really love someone," Nacucchi said.
The auteur, who is straight, spoke to many gay men and lesbians as he developed the film's story and wrote the script.
"I did my best to get to know their mindsets, their attitudes, how they live their lives, and love," he said. "I took it upon myself to learn more about gay and lesbian relationships, as well as those between gays and lesbians."
He pointed out that some of the film's situations were inspired by real life. "Some of the described behaviors might actually seem reckless," he said. "There are no insurmountable odds when you really love someone. Sometimes people even cancel themselves out and infringe on their own principles."
The film points to some of the obstacles that LGBT people in Italy face. "In Italy, which claims to be a civil country, LGBT people are not entitled to marry and have children," said Nacucchi. "They are citizens like all others, hence with feelings, emotional needs, and the desire to have a family."
Nacuchhi said that many people who've seen the film felt a strong emotional involvement with it, regardless of whether they were gay or straight.
"True life stories make a character credible and alive," he said. "The audience has immediately perceived this, forgetting that the characters are gay or lesbian."
As our chat drew to a close, Nacucchi expressed his hope for what the impact of “Beyond Love” might be. "The film aims to let the whole world learn about this discrimination we have in Italy," he said. "I hope that this is all going to end as soon as possible."
“Beyond Love” is now available on DVD and is spoken in Italian with English titles.

BEYOND LOVE from Silvio Nacucchi on Vimeo.


Beyond love (2014)

  • Director: Silvio Nacucchi

  • Writers:
    Silvio Nacucchi
    Silvio Nacucchi

  • Genre:Drama

  • Runtime:108 minutes

  • Actors:
    Lilly (rumored)
    Viviana Altieri
    Nello (rumored)
    William Angiuli
    Amico di Tony (rumored)
    Nicola Camurri
    Vicino di casa (rumored)
    Fabio Fiori
    Dottoressa (rumored)
    Laura Locatelli
    Anna (rumored)
    Simona Molinari
    Cliente locale (rumored)
    Jennifer Norton
    Francesca (rumored)
    Fiorenza Pieri
    Marina (rumored)
    Jessica Resteghini
    Luigi (rumored)
    Alinghieri Roberto

  • Plots:
    Anna and Marina are in love and they have been living together for over 10 years. Stefano and Tony, a gay couple, are their best friends. Since her childhood Marina has been really close to Stefano. They are true friends: one soul in two bodies. Anna tells Marina that she would like to have a baby to strengthen their relationship. Marina reacts enthusiastically, but there is a problem: they both want to be mothers.
    - Written by Anonymous
    An Italian lesbian couple wants a child. A gay couple tries to help them. Four friends, hundreds of problems. One solution.
    - Written by Anonymous

  • Also known as: Beyond Love ( - original title), Beyond love (USA),

13 January 2016

Two Men Kissing (2008)

 
Two Men Kissing (2008)


 Director: Waide Aaron Riddle
Writers: Waide Aaron Riddle
Genre: Drama, Romance, Short Movie
Country: USA
Language: English
Duration: 8 min
Year: 2008



Stars: Jefferson Hendrick, Waide Aaron Riddle










In a single kiss, two men explore sexual emotion, sexual tension and the intensity of man-on-man bonding and loving.



Two Men Kissing from Waide Riddle on Vimeo.

Based on the award-winning 1995 poem, this film adaptation explores the moment of a single passionate kiss between two men.

Ageless (II) (2013)


Ageless from Heath Daniels on Vimeo.
"Ageless"
Love, sex and relationships are seen through the eyes of two men; one in his 50s, the other in his 20s. Their common struggles prove to be ageless.
A short film written and directed by Heath Daniels.
Shot entirely on an iPhone 5.

Starring:
Michael Massei
Michael Saul
Windham Beacham
Derek Villanueva

11 January 2016

Tomorrow (2014)

Tomorrow (2014)

Director: Leandro Tadashi 
Writers: Joshua Paul Johnson 
Genre: Short Movie 
Country:  USA
Language: English
Duration: 13 min 
Year: 2014



Stars: Daniel Rashid, Zachary Roozen, Katie Bake





Clark has never said it, but he's in love with Trevor. It's one of those things that has clearly built up within an existing friendship which is itself so important that he's terrified of putting it at risk. They're both in their teens, on the cusp of going to college, which could tear them apart anyway. When Trevor asks Clark to put in a good word for him with the girl he fancies, Clark agrees - it's what friends do - and tries to hide his quiet devastation. But when the girl turns out to have other ideas, things really start to get complicated.

Situations like this do happen in real life but it's difficult to relate them in film - especially in the short format - without them seeming twee. There's not much to distinguish Leandro Tadashi's short in terms of plot; the background presents us with a house party that has a swimming pool and a band, quite unlikely in real life but an accepted part of the world of teen cinema - and of course, there's not an adult in sight.


What makes the film stand out, however, is the acting, especially Daniel Rashid's sensitive portrayal of Clark, which will hopefully see him getting a lot more attention from casting directors. With the dialogue necessarily flat, the film hinges on what he shows us with his face and body. The mixture of hope, fear, disappointment and excitement that ebbs and flows throughout the film is something anyone who remembers their first feelings of love will relate to.
It's the complexity of these emotions, and of the reactions of the other characters, that gives the film a measure of tension and unpredictability. Polished visuals sit appropriately at odds with the rawness of what its young hero has to confront. Everything here is technically impressive, especially for a small production. It's slight but perfectly formed.

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