Kiss Me Softly (2002)

Kiss Me Softly (2002) 
"Kus me zachtjes" (original title)

Director: Anthony Schatteman
Writer: Anthony Schatteman
Genre: Short movie
Country: Belgium
Language: Dutch, Flemish
Duration: 16 min
Year: 2002



Stars: Ezra Fieremans, Tim Bogaerts, Marijke Pinoy 

17 year old Jasper lives in a very grey, small town. In his family, he cannot be himself. Jaspers dad is a singer, named Lukkie Luk. All the attention in the family goes to his career. Jasper searches a way to handle this and is faced with the typical questions in the live of an adolescent. Questions that will not be answered when he stays in his own routine.

The Trip (2002)

The Trip (2002)



Director: Miles Swain
Writer: Miles Swain
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Language: English
Duration: 95 min
Year: 2002



Stars: Larry Sullivan, Steve Braun, Ray Baker

By DAVE KEHR
Published: May 9, 2003 - The New York Times

''The Trip,'' a first feature written and directed by Miles Swain, is a gay melodrama with a historical dimension. The title, meant to be taken on a few metaphorical levels, refers first and foremost to the personal journey of Alan Oakley (Larry Sullivan), who begins the film in 1973 as a straight, uptight Young Republican working for an establishment newspaper and who eventually finds happiness as an openly gay man working for a radical homosexual-rights organization called Out Loud.

The agent of Alan's transformation is Tommy Ballenger (Steve Braun), a Texas teenager who has moved to Los Angeles to work for gay rights. When Alan first meets him -- at a louche party organized by Peter Baxter (Ray Baker), an older entertainment lawyer -- Alan sees Tommy as a potential interview subject for his book, a conservative attack on gay rights that he plans to call ''The Straight Truth.''

Before you can say ''closet case,'' Alan and Tommy are in bed together, an occasion marked by much forced hilarity when Alan's parents, a retired Army officer (Art Hindle) and a former Las Vegas showgirl (Jill St. John, in a remarkably poised appearance), show up for a visit the morning after.

Alan and Tommy soon make a gratingly perfect couple, which rouses the envy of scaly old Peter. His cunning plan, worthy of Alexis Carrington at her worst, consists of forcing a friend to publish Alan's long-abandoned, long-repudiated manuscript anonymously. When the book immediately becomes a best seller -- it is now 1977, at the height of Anita Bryant's ''Save Our Children'' campaign -- Alan continues to hide his authorship (though surely one talk show appearance denouncing his own former self would have gained his movement considerable publicity), allowing Peter to inform the media.

Imagine the look of surprise on Tommy's face when one of those annoying ''Live at Five'' reporters points a microphone at him and demands, ''Are you aware that the author of 'The Straight Truth' is your roommate of the last four years?''

But wait, as they say in infomercials, there's more: you also get a set of Ginsu steak knives, in the form of a third act, set in 1984, that finds Alan living in resigned misery with the predatory Peter. He receives a message from an old friend telling him that Tommy, now living in Mexico, is dying of AIDS and would like to see his former lover one more time.

So here begins the literal trip in ''The Trip,'' as the reunited companions try to cross rural Mexico in a beat-up convertible, hoping to take Tommy back to Texas for some treatment. The trip involves committing a couple of major felonies, considered here -- as in so many Hollywood films -- as essential steps on the way to self-actualization (viz. ''Thelma and Louise'').

With its implausible coincidences, inelegant plot twists and minimally characterized characters, ''The Trip,'' which opens today nationwide, doesn't have much going for it apart from its basic sincerity and decency, which are evident. Mr. Swain himself might benefit from some of the loosening up he has prescribed for Alan; his subject may be gay, but his film never departs from the straight-and-narrow technique of a television movie. DAVE KEHR

9 Dead Gay Guys (2002)

9 Dead Gay Guys (2002)

Director: Lab Ky Mo 
Writer: Lab Ky Mo 
Genre: Comedy 
Country: UK 
Year: 2002 Duration: 83 min
Stars: Glen Mulhern, Brendan Mackey and Steven Berkoff

"Devet mrtvih pedera" je film koji je pokušao da od Londonskog gay podzemlja napravi komediju. Zanimljivo zvuči, ali ako budete imali nerava da pogledate ovu "komediju" već nakon dvadesetak minuta shvatićete da je ovo potpuni trash, smeće,film za koji ne postoji dovoljno loša ocjena koja bi oslikala totalni režiserski neuspjeh.
Radi se o dva prijatelja koja sebe deklarišu kao str8 i  koji svoju "muku" utapaju u alkoholu. problem je kako zaraditi novac, a da to ne bude neki mučni osmočasovni posao.  Byron (Brendan Mackey)otkriva način kako lako doći do para. U lokalnom gay baru nije problem odraditi blow job nekom matorom pederu za dvadesetak funti. Naravno to ga ne čini pederom jer to je ipak samo posao kao i svaki drugi. To isto predlaže i svom prijatelju - cimeru Kenny (Glenn Mulhern).
Naravno cimer je zgrožen tom idejom i isprva kaže da bi radije umro gladan na ulici nego tako nešto uradio. Ubrzo shvata kako nije dobra ideja umrijeti smrznut i pijan u nekom gradskom smeću pa prihvata da popuši kurac nekom pederu uz malu nadoknadu. Nesretnik nije baš iskusan u tom poslu pa ga je već prvi peder uspio namamiti u svoj stan, pa dok je shvatio šta se dešava kurac mu je već uletio u bulju.
Nevolja počinje kada shvate da pederi sa kojima odrađuju posao jedan za drugim umiru...
Priča bi se zaista mogla pretvoriti u neku horror komediju da je režiser imalo talentovan...

Mene je podsjetila na prošli vikend. Pošto sam u nekoj takozvanoj "drolja" fazi , odlučim da odem u Podgoricu i dobro se izjebem. Pošteni pederi se ne jebu u svom gradu niti se upoznavaju sa tom "rizičnom skupinom" u svom mjestu, već se druže isključivo sa "normalnim" str8 ljudima. Zato postoje veći gradovi u kojima žive te nezajažljive životinjke koje jedva čekaju nekog "str8" provincijalca ili seljačinu u svom krevetu.
Dogovorim se sa jednim  diskretnim oženjenim likom da se nađemo u iznajmljenom stanu, ali da on plati stan jer je meni jednaki trošak doći do Podgorice. Tako i bude, odem, iznajmim stan i eto njega, kad ured seksa počne rukometna utakmica Crna Gora - Srbija. Ja se jadan sve upinjem da vidim utakmicu , a on nesretnik samo hvata trenutak da uvali kurac. Padaju golovi na sve strane.
Srećom pobjedili smo, sutra dan smo postali prvaci evrope.
Kada sam nakon utakmice ostao sam u stanu , na stolu vidim stoji 35 eura. Baš sam se glupo osjećao. Ćovjek platio stan i otišao, a ja ko kurva trpam pare u džep i gledam koga da pozovem da popijemo piće.

Mick LaSalle, Chronicle Movie Critic

"9 Dead Gay Guys" seems to have been intended to be an audacious, fast- paced comedy about the gay underworld in London. But that's not what's onscreen. What's onscreen is a frenetic mess, abysmally directed and without a scrap of truth in the writing or acting. If garbage could think, it would look down on "9 Dead Gay Guys" as garbage.
It's about two young Irish fellows, self-identified as straight, who are trying to finance their alcoholism without resorting to gainful employment. Byron (Brendan Mackey) stumbles onto a sure source of revenue -- performing sex acts on aging men at the local gay bar -- and he talks Kenny (Glenn Mulhern) into doing the same. Does this sound funny? Is it zany yet? Then they notice that their male johns keep dropping dead. What could it mean?
After 20 minutes, only two of the nine victims have gone to their reward, and a grim inexorability sets in. Seven more. Now six more. Now five more ... Director Lab Ky Mo apes the fast-paced style of Guy Ritchie (imagine actually wanting to imitate the man who made "Swept Away"), but for all the quick cuts and flashbacks, the film is dreadfully slow, consisting mainly of long expository passages in which one character explains some aspect of plot to another.
The director doesn't have the first clue as how to elicit a performance or even how to move actors within a set. Most of the time, people just stand there or mill around aimlessly.
Even with that, Lab Ky Mo manages to eclipse his directorial ineptitude with his utter helplessness as a writer. His film is an amalgam of plot strains -- strain is a good word -- involving a gay Hasidic Jew with money hidden in his apartment, a sexually frustrated dwarf and other supposedly colorful characters.
The filmmaker claims that all the characters in "9 Dead Gay Guys" are based on -- get this -- people whom a friend of his actually knows. That's exactly what this movie seems like: a bunch of disparate real-life elements sewn together into a nonsense plot by someone who has no firsthand knowledge of what he's talking about. .
Advisory: Lots of sex talk, sex situations and strong language.

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Target Audience (2002)

Target Audience (2002)

Director: David Kittredge 
Writer: David Kittredge
Genre: Short movie 
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2002

Stars: Steven Howley, Ryan Dietz and Patrick Ryan Sullivan


A late night infomercial promoting homosexuality allows a young man to see his sleeping buddy in a different light.



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Safe Journey (2002)

Safe Journey (2002)


Director: S. Leo Chiang 
Genre: Short movie
Country: USA 
Language: English 
Duration: 15 min 
Year: 2002




Stars: Dennis Dun, Jay Michael Ferguson and Peter Holden

A Short That Leaves You Wanting More, 30 December 2004
Author: Legion from Pennsylvania  - IMDB

As the story unfolds, you get to see pieces of the lives of two different men whose lives eventually intersect. With the older Asian man, you get the sense that he's lost the partner of his life's journey. The younger man has lost more, yet doesn't know his destination. Will the two of them help each other find their way? The actors do well expressing themselves without words, instead using their eyes and body language to reveal their true feelings. There's limited dialogue, but its enough to convey what each of them are fleeing.

Good cinematography and editing. The plot seems a little implausible, but if you can get beyond that, you are left wondering what happened before and what will happen after.

The Kid has no money, no place to live and nowhere to go. He's done more than he cares to admit just to survive on the streets.The Man has lost the one he loved. He is losing his eyesight. He's selling all his possessions so nothing will be left to lose. Both are trapped, each alone until Fate brings them together one windy autumn night.

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Yossi & Jagger (2002)

Yossi & Jagger (2002)


Director: Eytan Fox
Writer: Avner Bernheimer 
Genre: Drama, Romance, War Country: Israel 
Year: 2002 
Duration: 65 min




Stars: Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi and Assi Cohen

"Dont ask, dont tell" je neka prešutna formula koja važi za većinu vojski i policija u evropi pa i na balkanu. Ako se  prekrši to načelo, počinioci uvjek budu kažnjeni. Medjutim Eytan Fox nam sliku o zabranjenim ljubavima u vojsci prikazuje na jedan malo drugačiji način. Romantičan, komičan i na kraju jako tužan.
Odnosi medju drugovima u sredinama kakva je vojnička su nevjerovatno kompleksni, a zasnivaju se na iskrenosti i uzajamnoj želji za drugarskom podrškom da se istraje i opstane.
Granica koju postavljamo u toj iskrenosti kao i svudgje drugo ipak zavisi od toga ko stoji ispred nas i koliko povjerenje imamo u nekoga. Yossi i Jagger nam pokazuju kako ljubav može biti lijepa i teška u isto vrijeme. Tvrd vojnički stav i pravilo da je pokazivanje emocija znak slabosti je nešto sa čime se njih dvojica nose tokom cjelog filma. Medjutim postoje trenuci kada zaboravimo na sve oko sebe i požalimo što nismo ponekad jasno rekli najljepše riječi na svijetu.

Film me je podsjetio na mnogo momenata iz mog života. Jedan od njih je moj odlazak sa Splitske željezničke stanice. Pratio me je najbolji drug, noseći mi jedan ogroman kofer. Ćutali smo dok smo išli prema stanici. Tek kada je voz stigao na peron rekao je: " Neke stvari naprosto znamo i ne treba o njima govoriti, pazi se!"
I kod većine nas koji "znamo", a o tome ne govorimo ponekad se nametne pitanje: - Jesam li trebao reći?

Film sa titlom pogledajte OVDJE

"Yossi and Jagger" compounds the hell of war with the agony of having to keep one's sexuality a secret. The movie is also surprisingly lighthearted, thanks to Israeli director Eytan Fox's deft touch with comedy and old- fashioned romance.
Based on a true story and written for the screen by Avner Bernheimer, "Yossi and Jagger" captures the camaraderie and nervous energy of young soldiers at war. At a snowy outpost on the Israel-Lebanon border, the quarters are cramped, danger lurks around every corner, and sexual high jinks and general silliness take precedence over preparing for battle.
Spirits run high despite the troops' exhaustion. "It's biological warfare! " an army cook cries upon discovering the food in the camp fridge has spoiled. Two soldiers, crouched and ready to take on the enemy, kill time with a game of "who's better": "Popeye or Brutus?" "Michelle Pfeiffer or Sharon Stone?"
Secret lovers Yossi and Jagger (Ohad Knoller and Yehudi Levi), desperate for time alone, embark on a "mission" into the wilderness, and director Fox exploits the winter backdrop for a lustrous, truly romantic love scene. Much of the scene's power comes from seeing Knoller's Yossi, the butch company commander, melt in the presence of his beau. Yossi's affectionate glances turn to flickers of shame once the pair are back at camp, in front of others.
Levi brings an impish charm to Jagger, but the character (nicknamed after the rock star) is more described than he is played. His fellow soldiers talk about how great he is, but he doesn't talk much himself, and when he does, it's mostly to berate Yossi about being closeted. Levi is a big soap star in Israel, so maybe his character's charms could be assumed when the film played in his home country.
Another soldier fancies a female colleague, but she's got a big crush on Jagger. Assi Cohen makes palpable this fellow's sexual frustration and his anger at having to compete with "sensitive" Jagger. The Betty Grable of the outfit, a saucy radio operator named Goldie, is shtupping the unit's married colonel -- an affair conducted practically in the open. Illicit heterosexuality, apparently, is far preferable to committed homosexuality in the Israeli military.
-- Advisory: This film contains raw language, violence, sexual situations.
-- Carla Meyer

Gaydar (2002)

Gaydar (2002)


Director: Larry LaFond 
Writers: Larry LaFond, Terry Ray
Genre: Short movie 
Country: USA 
Year: 2002 
Duration: 20 min


Stars: Terry Ray, Bryan Dattilo and Jennifer Echols







Možete li zamisliti da vam zlatna ribica pokloni nekakav gaydar uređaj pomoću kojeg možete znati da li je neko gay ili ne?
Možda je ipak bolje živjeti u neznanju, očekivanju i nadi nego srušiti snove koji nam život čine ljepšim.



A 2002 comedy short, written and produced by Terry Ray (who also stars) and Larry LaFond (who also directs). Terry Ray portrays Randy, an office cubicle worker who has a crush on hunky co-worker Jack, portrayed by Bryan Dattilo (best known as Lucas from Days of Our Lives). The question about Jack is, is he or isn't he?

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Same Difference (2002)

Same Difference (2002)


Director: Harry Richards
Genre: Short movie
Country : UK
Year: 2002
Duration: 11 min
Language: English


Stars: Bianca Bonomi, Jonathon Natynczyk and Chris Piper

Ovaj film nam priča o tinejdžerskom dobu dva brata blizanca u kojem je jedan zainteresovan za djevojku Abi, a drugi za momka. Pogledajte kako je izgledao taj coming out?

Jeste li kada imali vezu sa jednim od dva brata blizanca? Uh kako zna biti naporno kada drugi brat (obično str8) počne da se raspituje o stvarima koje nisu za njega. Znaš da on sve to na neki način zna i osjeća , ali ipak nema mnogo priče o tome.  Jednom sam ga pitao: "Da li vas dvojica imate isti kurac ili se bar tu razlikujete?"
Odgovorio mi je: " Moj je malo veči, ako oćeš da uporediš?"  
Naravno nisam provjeravao njegove navode mada mi je palo napamet kako bi bilo imati sex sa dva vrata blizanca.




Leon and Noel are twin brothers. When Leon becomes interested in Abi and Abi becomes interested in Noel a love triangle is formed until Noel makes a declaration of his own.
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Rock Bottom (I) (2002)

 
Rock Bottom (I) (2002)


Director: Mary Feuer
Writers: Mary Feuer, John Militello
Genre: Short movie
Country: USA Year: 2002 Runtime: 22 min


Stars: Timothy Lee DePriest and John Militello

John Militello, nesiguran u sebe zbog svoje prekomjerne težine dovodi u kuću uličnog hustlera, koji traži da zapali crack. ( nekakva droga ) I jedan i drugi ispoljavaju svoj očaj zbog situacije u kojoj su se našli, ali na kraju to ih i zbliži.

Ima dosta ljudi koji pate zbog debljine. Vremenom se sve više otuđuju od ljudi i postaju nesigurni u sebe, stvarajući jedan poseban svjet u kojem žive.
A ne treba da bude tako. Ima samo dva načina da se izvuku iz takve situacije, jedan je da upornošću dovedu svoj izgled u za sebe prihvatljivije stanje, a drugi je da sebe prihvate onakvim kakvim jesu. Prihvatiti da ste debeli gay.
Mislite da takvi ne mogu naći sebi prihvatljivog partnera? Varate se, mnogi ljudi samo takve i traže.
Jedan moj dobar prijatelj, koji redovno ide u teretanu, bavi se sportom i izgleda kao muškarac sa naslovne strane je već 4 godine u vezi sa jednim momkom koji ima preko 100 kg , a visok je oko 175. Obožavaju jedan drugog, a jedina primjedba od strane mog prijatelja je što ovaj uporno nastoji da smrša. Kaže da ga on voli debelog i da ne želi da ovaj smanjuje kilažu, već naprotiv.

Zato prihvatite sebe takvim kakvim jeste, pa će vas i drugi prihvatiti.

Overweight and lonely, Billy (cowritier John Militello) is too shy to inquire about Jason’s services after driving past the skinny youth’s street corner until Jason (Timothy Lee DePriest) knocks on Billy’s window and convinces the otherwise eager driver to spend the night with him. Both characters are written with care and played with affection, making their few moments of connection both heartbreaking and alarming. When Billy finds that the only way he can spark Jason’s sexual interest is to allow Jason to smoke crack, their shared desperation speaks volumes about contemporary gay culture that few in this compilation have managed.

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Contact (2002)

Contact (2002)

Director: Kieran Galvin
Genre: Short movie
Country: Australia
Year: 2002

Stars: Michael Teulon, Beejan Olfat and Jill McKay

Nakon smrti svog partnera, Paul se vraća u Queensland poslije višegodišnjeg izbivanja od kuće. Sa porodicom ne može podjeliti svoju tugu i vrijeme provodi sa malim bratovljevim sinom.
Svakodnevno ide na plažu i susreće se sa homofobnom zajednicom lokalnih surfera koji na neki način zaziru od njega, oćito ne usuđujući se da ispolje bilo kakvu agresivnu reakciju, a ako bi i pokušali Paul koji je odrastao u tom kraju, nedvosmisleno muškim stavom ih u trenu obeshrabri.
U obližnjem javnom WC-u grafiti pokazuju homofobičnost onih koji su ih pisali, ali jedan stavlja do znanja da ima i onih koji traže srodnu dušu.
Na taj način Pul upoznaje lokalnog momka, ali u filmu se priča ne završava, ostavljajući nam da je sami završimo.
Ipak Paul je svjestan da razlika u godinama ne daje neku nadu u odnosu sa lokalnim momkom.

 

GayCelluloid.com [David Hall]

Like his bittersweet short The Burning Boy, here writer and director Kieran Galvin again takes delight in charting the emotions of love, loss and longing.

Only this time Galvin tells the tale of thirty-something Paul; a closeted man who still mourning the death of his partner Alex, opts to return home to his family in Queensland, an ill-advised decision, given the Alex they knew was nothing more than a friend of their son. Unable to share his grief with his family and seemingly alone in the homophobic surfing community of his birth, his only ray of sunshine is time spent with his brothers’ children. Seaside fun, that sees him take to writing graffiti on the beach styled changing room walls, a toilet message board system that alarmingly reflects the sexual prejudices of the locals, just as it equally shows that he is not alone. Only who is the other gay in the village, that of a mysterious contact looking for friendship and perhaps something more?

Based on the short story of the same name by John Lonie and vividly depicted in monochrome, as intercut with colour flashbacks to happier times spent with the love of his life, here Galvin has triumphantly delivered a work that is as lovingly shot, as it is emotionally scored. Only in this instance, it arrives with a more upbeat ending than previous, even if the mournful nature of the narrative is all but ingrained into the celluloid. For this is the story of a son who has become a stranger to his family, unable to mourn the loss of his partner without giving away the true nature of his sexuality. That Paul sees in his friendship with another gay man, a means to be open with his feelings, is all but clear. Yet in knowing the age difference between the two, Galvin interestingly cuts the film short, that of a conclusion deliberately left open for you to decide what happens next.

For just how old is this flirtatious youth? How would their friendship have developed? And just how did Paul’s partner actually die? Unanswered questions that tell of a short being - well, just too short. But oh, it's so beautifully told.

Multi-award winning short film. Grieving from the death of his male partner, Paul - who is not out to his family, returns home to spend time with them but his lonliness drives him towards a teenage boy. From director Kieran Galvin (The Burning Boy)

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Close to Leo (2002) (TV)

Close to Leo (2002) (TV)

 

 

 

Director: Christophe Honoré
Writers: Christophe Honoré (novel), Diastème
Genre: Drama

Year:2002
Country: France

Stars: Yaniss Lespert, Pierre Mignard and Marie Bunel

 

 

Da li ste nekad dolazili u situaciju da osjećate da nešto nije u redu sa nekim, ali da ne znate šta?

Tako je i u ovom filmu gdje Marcel osjeća da nešto nije u redu sa njegovim starijim bratom Leom ali da ne tačno o čemu se radi. Leo krije od njega da je HIV pozitivan, ali i cjela njegova porodica.

Još jedan otužan film na temu AIDS-a, koji na krju ostaje nekako nedorečen.

Film možete pogledati online ny youtube.

This is not a film with a feel good factor, and it will leave you with a lot of unanswered questions, but the sensitive way it deals with an explosive issue and the powerful performances by the lead actors make it worth a watch.

When 21 year-old Leo, the oldest of four brothers, announces to his rural French family that he's HIV+ family bonds are tested. The family decides that 11 year Marcel, the youngest, is too young to understand and the family agrees to keep the unsettling news from him. Marcel overhears enough to understand that something amiss with Leo and when the two travel to Paris together, Marcel confronts Leo with what he suspects.

 

 

Summer Blues (2002)

Summer Blues (2002)

 

Director: Frank Mosvold
Writer: Frank Mosvold
Genre: Short movie
Country: Norway
Year: 2002
Duration: 25 min

Stars: Kristoffer Berre Alberts, Hanne Bach Hansen and Tord Vandvik Haugen

 

 
 
 

Ponekad ne možemo kontrolisati emocije koliko god bi željeli da ih sakrijemo.
Tako je i u ovom kratkom norveškom filmu u kojemu Mads i Kristian sa svojim djevojkama provode vikend na obali nekog jezera. Mads je povrijeđen zbog ponašanja svoje cure na nekoj žurci, Kristian pokušava da sakrije svoje osjećaje prema Madsu...
Ali nekako uvjek dajemo do znanja šta je to u nama zbog čega uradimo nešto nesmotreno.

Film pogledajte Ovdje
  

  Watch this movie HERE

GayCelluloid.com [David Hall]
Into what should be an unnerving narrative, director Frank Mosvold of A Kiss in the Snow fame, delivers instead a tender tale that is as much a work of sun, sea and snaps, as it is of coming-of-age.

For well aware that his yearnings for his girlfriend are paling in the background when compared to his burgeoning feelings for his best friend Mads, Norwegian teen Kristian jumps at the opportunity to spend extra time with the object of his affection over a summer break along the sun-drenched shores of a nearby lake. Only Mads is having problems of his own, as rumours are rampant that his girlfriend may not have been true to him at a local party.

Determined to enjoy their weekend nonetheless, both couples are soon to be found sampling the amenities to be had at their lakeside lodge, along the way doing with the youth of the day do best. For they swim, they smoke and boy do they drink, inparticular Mads who is soon to be seen the worse for one drink too many. Only in seeing his best friend safely to bed, Kristian seemingly cannot stop himself from looking at Mads' half naked body, let alone from proceeding to caress his bare chest with his hands and lips, before heading south to explore down below. Come the morning however, Mads is nowhere to be found. As a frantic search begins, Kristian eventually finds Mads lost in thought; after all he was asleep last night - wasn't he?

Summer Blues by Frank Mosvold As one of the more famous gay short films to originate from Norway, this seductive relationship drama is played with a natural feel by a young cast knowledgeable of the fact that the sequence in which Kristian knowingly takes advantage of his drunken friend, is as voyeuristic, as it is the homoerotic lynchpin of the piece. And yet this short does not end as you might expect, given like the Spanish feature Krámpack aka Nico & Dani, it showcases how two close friends come to realise that their sexual identities lie at opposite ends of the Kinsey scale.

Laced with a series of picturesque shots of the coastline, this is tale of a teenage crush, literally taken - a touch too far. That it remains sweet, rather than bitter, is to Mosvolds' credit. 
 

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Breakfast? (2002) - Frühstück? (original title)

Director: Alexander Pfeuffer
Scenario: Alexander Pfeuffer
Genre: Drama, Short
Country: Germany
Year: 2002
Duration: 15 min

Actors: Tobias Schenke, Nico Link, Anna Thalbach, Andreas Schneeberg, Francesco Saubert, Jurgen Busselberg

 

 

Jedan odličan primjer tipičnog momka 20-tih godina prikazan je u ovom Njemačkom kratkom filmu!

Želja za provodom i avanturama nije nikome nepoznata, zar ne!  Ono što bi ipak trebali znati da za svako naše ponašanje postoji vrijeme i godine u kojima nam priliči da uradimo ponešto što u svakodnevnom životu sebi ipak ne bi dopustili!  Ako pri tome ne povrijedimo voljenu osobu onda je to prava stvar!

 

English:

New to Berlin, shy Boris is soon to find love in the arms of Till, only their relationship is far from the romantic bliss that he had envisaged, given Till is a boy who just can't say no - and we all know to what.

Described by close friend Giselle as a puppy, Till is more like a dog in heat, promiscuous by nature, whether getting it on with a handsome hunk at the local swimming pool or later with a stranger at a nightclub. Only that encounter was meant to be a loving embrace between the two boys, that is before two become three thanks to Mr Unknown forcing himself upon them, or to be more precise upon Till, given Boris promptly exited stage left leaving the two to merge as one. As breakfast time approaches courtesy of Giselle, the question beckons will their eggs, like their relationship, be scrambled in the morning after the night before?

Raising the question of where true love lies, this bittersweet short plays like an enticing cinematic shot of Queer As Folk. To that end, Tobias Schenke as Till is every inch the German outing of Stuart; ready for some man candy at any given opportunity, an act that is nicely countered by Nico Link's tender portrayal of Boris who like QAF's Vince carries a torch, only to see it smouldering in the background of Till's seemingly endless desire for manflesh. Well-shot and acted throughout, writer and director Alexander Pfeuffer has crafted a tale that whilst charting the all too familiar ground of love and commitment and the opposing view some boys hold on such, is guaranteed to entertain nonetheless, filled as it is with tender moments of gay love, homoerotic encounters and the certain knowledge that somehow these teens will work things out.

 

O Beautiful (2002)

O Beautiful (2002)

Director: Alan Brown
Scenario: Alan Brown
Genre: Short, Drama
Country: USA
Year: 2002
Duration: 29 min
Rating: 7.2/10

Actors: Jay Gillespie, David Clayton Rogers

 

 

 

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Gledao me je kao ranjeni pas, spreman da me ujede ako mu se približim. Naslonjen na stub lokalne autobuske stanice, ignorisan od prolaznika koji su mrzeli sami sebe što baš na tom mjestu trebaju da sačekaju autobus. Čekao sam da naiđe tramvaj da me odveze doma. Povremeno sam ga pogledao, onako jedva zainteresovano kako kod njega nebih izazivao bilo kakvu pažnju. I pored toga nije skidao pogled sa mene. Ni danas neznam zašto sam propustio tramvaj. Kad je otišao ostali smo sami na stajalištu.
Prišao mi je i rekao: Gledam te već  nekoliko dana, jako mi se dopadaš, al nisam smio da ti priđem. Pitao sam ga zašto nisi smio da mi priđeš? Reče da se bojao da ga ne odbacim ili da ga prezrem. Pitam ga koji bi mogao biti razlog da ga odbacim? Odgovorio mi je: Jer te želim, a ja ti nisam ni primaći!
Rekoh mu da nesmije imati takvo mišljenje o sebi, niko nije ni bolji ni vrijedniji od drugoga, bar ne po izgledu, a ono što nosimo u sebi niko ne vidi! MOžda si ti bolja osoba nego ja.
Tu nasred stajališta me je gledao kao neko božanstvo, bilo mi je neprijatno. Pitao me je da li bi smio da me poljubi? Rekoh mu da ne pokušava na javnopm mjestu,ali ako odemo na neko zaklonjeno mjesto...
Tamo dolje u parku kod neke bolnice smo smo se skinuli i legli na odjeću bačenu na travi.
Nakon seksa prepunog nekih čudnih dodira, poljubaca i životinjskog nagona, ležeći jedan pored drugog rekao mi je "hvala". Pitam ga zašto hvala? Uradili smo ono što smo željeli i bilo nam je lijepo! Pitao me je oćemo li se opet viđeti? Slagah ga! Reče: Tako mi je drago što si baš ti taj koji mi je uzeo nevinost!

Ušao sam u tramvaj razmišljajući kome ja treba da se zahvalim što sam bio sa takvom osobom!

 

Haunting and Disturbing, 9 September 2008
Author: David from Whangarei, New Zealand

"O Beautiful" is a hauntingly beautiful film about a student who has been gay-bashed and left without his pants in a cornfield. It takes place between Brad (Jay Gillespie), and Andy (David Clayton Rogers),another student who may have been one of the bashers, but who was certainly a witness.
As the story unfolds, we begin to understand that Any is also gay, but can't admit it.
The movie, despite being only 29 minutes, is eloquent and powerful and raises many questions about violence, about being gay and coming out. These two could have been close friends, but are separated by religion and fear.
I was a bit startled by the split-screen technique, but as the movie proceeded, one understands why the Director did it this way. All the emphasis is on the two faces, and their expressions and emotions. Both actors give superb performances, their faces express every shade of emotion and feeling.
This movie is part of "Boys Life 4: Four Play" and has stayed with this viewer long after seeing it. I really recommend it. It also occur to me, that this could be used as the core of a much longer movie.

O Beautiful from pauloc on Vimeo.

Breaking the Cycle (2002)

Breaking the Cycle (2002)

Director: Dominick Brascia
Scenario: William Mark Howard
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Year: 2002
Duration: 62 min
Rating: 4.5/10

Actors: Carlos da Silva, Ryan White, Adam Cox, Stephen Halliday, Joseph Valenti, Jeffrey Radford

Description:

Posjećujete li sajtove tipa gayromeo, gaydar ili slične? Volite li video chat programe kao što je icuii u kojima se bspomučno dopisujete i drkate sa nekim nepoznatim strancem? Dosta pedera koje sam upoznao na ovaj način kao da se stidi toga. Obično počnu sa pričama kako na te sajtove idu isključivo radi radoznalosti ili kao "Da vidim šta tamo ima" Neki se pravdaju kao da su na te sajtove sasvim slučajno došli. Naravno većina njih ima najmanje dva naloga na MSN ili Yahoo messengeru!

Sa većinom od njih nakon malo priče možete jedino očekivati po koju partiju seksa i to je to! Teško da će te ih upoznati onako kao što bi ste upoznali nekoga sa kim slučajno započnete razgovor u autobusu ili vozu!
Skoro nimalo detalja iz njihovih života nećete saznati, posebno ako se pojebete sa strancem koga ste upoznali preko interneta! Ipak sa nekima od njih sam uspio uspostaviti kontakt koji je nesto malo više od standardne šeme "Dođi, vidi me, pojebi me, otiđi" U iskrenom razgovoru sa njima ipak dođete do toga da se ne razlikuju mnogo više od većine vas koji ovo čitate, uključujući i mene! Kad nam se napune jaja i uhvati nas ludački nagon za seksom, mnogi od nas će u lijenosti otići na net , naći nekog sa web kamerom i izdrkati ga! I šta je tu strašno? Po meni ništa, al se većina pedera stidi toga!

Neki drugi , koji nemaju naviku za net dateingom idu u porno bioskope, mračne parkove ili javne WC-e tražeći prigodnu kitu ili neko zavodljivo dupe za jebanje u nekom ćošku nakon čega će glavom bez obzira pobjeći u sigurnost doma svoga.
Al većina kada ih pitate da li su sve to iskusili odgovoriće vam kako je to odvratno i da to nikada ne bi uradili. Uostalom šta se to vas tiče?


To je neka dvoličnost kod pedera koja se ispoljava u dva suprotna prohtjeva. Jedan je da želimo nekoga sa kim možemo uspostaviti odnos povjerenja i emocionalne povezanosti, a drugi da se unatoč tome pretvorimo u životinju koja uživa u ogavnim stvarima kao što je seks sa nepoznatima, u trojci, četvorci, grupni seks itd
Jednom sam se upoznao sa jednim likom, oženjen, pomalo zbunjen, dobrog izgleda i naizgled sigurnog u sebe. Šta da vam pričam, lik redovno ide u crkvu, voli da priča o moralu i poželjnim normama ponašanja i sličnim stvarima! Nakon poprilično dugog druženja upadnemo u situaciju u kojoj je seks bio neizbježan. Naravno ja sam ga iscenirao kod mene doma. I usred jebanja počeo je da viče:" Jebi me, rasturi mi pičku, razvali me ko poslednju drolju...." Bio sam zaista iznenadjen, al sam ga izjebao baš onako kako je želio!

Nakon toga ponašao se kao da se ništa desilo nije! Meni sve to naravno nije smetalo jer sebe poznajem dovoljno dobro i znam šta želim i očekujem.
Jednom prilikom usred seksa u stan mi upadne prijatelj sa kojim sam na sreću već ranije bio. Lik nas zatekne kako se jebemo, ja nagužen preko kreveta u dnevnoj sobi a ovaj moj divlja li divlja i naravno opet pun priča tipa " Voliš li moj kurac kurvo..?!" Moj prijatelj mrtav ladan sjedne na fotelju i kaže samo se vi izjebite, taman dok ja popušim cigar.

Naravno da smo se izjebali i na kraju i mi zapalili cigar. Uz priču moj jebač kaže nešto ovako: " Znaš , ja ranije nisam sebe prihvatao onakvim kakav jesam sve dok nisam sreo njega ( misli na mene). Shvatio sam da zaista uživam u nenormalnim stvarima kao što je seks sa muškarcima" Opet sam ostao zaprepašten! Šta je tu nenormalno i nemoralno?
Uglavnom ovaj film me je podsjetio na sve to! Prepun je seksa , a radi se o romansi dva lika od koih je jedan neumorni lovac na žrtve radi seksa, a drugi nepopravljivi romantik. U ostalom zar nismo svi i jedno i drugo?!

English:

10% Productions proudly presents the release of Breaking The Cycle by critically acclaimed director Dominick Brascia. Following the success of the Outfest 2001 winning selection My Life As A Troll, director Brascia takes us through the exciting lives of Chad and Jason, two struggling actors trying to find love in New York City. Take a trip through the world of gay chat rooms and be lost in romantic and crazy Times Square. Witness firsthand how sizzling a phone call can be! See what trouble these guys can get into.
Take a bite from the BIG APPLE Get online Be ready to connect Break The Cycle! ...bridges the gap between sexually explicit and feature films, while questioning social values... packed with an attractive and believable cast of young men... Rex Mitchell, The Virginia GayZette ...a nice addition to the burgeoning genre of romantic, plot-driven erotica... Scott Cranin, TLA Video ...Internet hook ups and anonymous sex. A current issue that is a pressing aspect of gay culture and one that someone has finally addressed...

Breaking the Cycle is a love story between two roommates. Jason is a hedonist who spends his time trolling the Internet in order to engage in anonymous sex. His reserved roommate, Chad, has a crush on Jason, but the two are simply good friends. One day, a friend exposes Chad to the world of Internet chat rooms, and he begins to befriend Jason in cyberspace without either
knowing it.