Heartland (2007)

Heartland (2007)

Director: Mark Christopher
Writer: Mark Christopher
Genre: Short movie 
Country: USA 
Language: English 
Year: 2007 
Duration: 10 min



Stars: Corey Sorenson, Lachlan Nieboer and Marvin Naftal





Great soundtrack and picture quality, but contrived plot by Gordon-11 (Hong Kong) – IMDB
This film is about a man from the heartland of America, having a great life in New York. When he goes back home, he faces the consequences of being gay in his hometown.

In just the first minute, "Heartland" strikes me as being a well produced film. It has a fun way of presenting the introduction by using still photos. The music is upbeat, suiting the New York city lifestyle, contrasting the quiet village life. The best thing is the sharp quality of the picture, which is not a frequent occurrence with low budget shorts. The story itself is not particularly engaging, and the ending is rather contrived.

I enjoyed watching "Heartland" because of the upbeat soundtrack and the presentation of the story.

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The Dead Boys' Club (1993)

The Dead Boys' Club (1993)

 

 

Director: Mark Christopher
Writer: Mark Christopher
Genre: Short movie
Country: USA
Runtime: 25 min

Stars: Nat DeWolf, Erik Van Der Wilden and Matt Decker

The Dead Boys' Club je priča o momku uhvaćenom u svijetu jedne generacije koja je zbrisana pojavom AIDS-a.
Nespretan i stidljiv dolazi u New York da posjeti rođaka Packarda kojki mu daje na poklon par cipela njegovog nedavno preminulog ljubavnika. Kad obuče cipele Toby se vraća u vrijeme prije AIDS-a, vrijeme diskoteka, promiskuiteta i seksualnog oslobođenja.

Da budem iskren mislio sam da su ta vremena "razvrata" i neobuzdanog promiskuiteta odavno iza nas. Pojavom AIDS-a nestali su mnogi klubovi u kojima je seks sa nepoznatim uz čašicu pića bila uobičajena i skoro svakodnevna stvar.
Međutim, moram priznati da sam se iznenadio u zadnje vrijeme kao da su se pederi umorili od ove boleštine i da sve manje mare za to. Pojavom novih ljekova koji omogućavaju HIV+ ljudima da normalno žive iako su i dalje prenosnici ovog virusa, mnogo pedera se opet odalo promiskuitetu, ne mareći ni za sebe ni za druge.
Zato pazite i nikada ne zaboravite da jedan običan kondom može da vas poštedi ovog virusa. Naprosto nemojte izgubiti naviku da koristite zaštitu, pa makar imali seks isključivo sa životnim partnerom jer u prirodi svih muškaraca, ne samo pedera je da želja za nekom novom avanturom pobjeđuje sva pravila ponašanja.

 

 

The Dead Boys' Club is the story of a young man in a world haunted by the absence of an entire generation of men that have gone before him: a generation that he should have known but, because of AIDS, is a generation that he can only imagine. Awkward and shy, Toby is visiting his New York cousin Packard, who gives him a pair of shoes previously owned by Packard's recently deceased lover. When Toby dons the shoes, he is transported to the pre-AIDS 1970s world of promiscuity, hot guys and glitter balls. The Dead Boys' Club is an evocative, sexy and humorous exploration of a young man's coming out, and an homage to the generation that paved the way - some with their lives - before him.

 

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