Short Film Spotlight: Sapphire
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by kcousins
3d ago
A trippy, visually inventive British drama from director Leanne Hanley and screenwriter Harry Hains, Sapphire tells the story of a troubled young poet who is caught between two identities. Ethan (Andreja Pejic) struggles with an addiction to both love and drugs. When they meet an alluring man on the street, a relationship develops that sends them deeper into their worst tendencies. The films flashes back and forth through time, observing different periods in Ethan’s life – the abyss of addiction, the thrill of first love, a moment of reflection and honesty in a therapist’s office and, finally ..read more
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Dekkoo Digest – 099
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by Team Dekkoo
5d ago
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The charming comedy ‘Nate & Margaret’ examines a May-December friendship
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by kcousins
1w ago
Natalie West, an accomplished Chicago theatre actress best known for her recurring role as Crystal on the original incarnation of ‘Roseanne,’ delivers an incredible under-the-radar performance in Nate and Margaret, a charming indie comedy from writer-director Nathan Adloff. West plays the titular Margaret, an aspiring comedian in her fifties who lives alone, works at a coffee shop by day, works on stage skills at open mics by night and shares an unusually deep friendship with her neighbor, a much younger gay film student named Nate, played by Tyler Ross. When Darla, an audacious classmate play ..read more
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Short Film Spotlight: Bettas
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by kcousins
1w ago
A seemingly trivial couple’s fight turns unexpectedly violent in Bettas, a frenzied and deliberately over-the-top short thriller from director Benjamin-Shalom Rodriguez. Lovers Frank and David (Jose Diaz-Oldenburg and Nick Ley) are showering together in a bathroom that isn’t their own. They’re away from home celebrating both Frank’s birthday and the wedding of his best friend. David is harboring some resentments at the start of the film. Not only is he salty about having paid for the trip, but he’s not happy that Frank coerced him into having sex by the public pool of their hotel. After a part ..read more
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The queer buddy comedy ‘Unidentified Objects’ hits the road in search of alien life
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by kcousins
1w ago
Peter (Matthew August Jeffers) is an introverted New Yorker with dwarfism who prefers to hide from the world inside his apartment. An unexpected visit from his upbeat, eccentric neighbor Winona (Sarah Hay) forces Peter out of his shell and onto an impromptu road trip. Their destination? What she believes to be the site of an upcoming alien visitation in the wilderness of rural Canada. From first-time feature director Juan Felipe Zuleta, Unidentified Objects is a delightful and darkly funny indie comedy, following the odd couple’s increasingly surreal odyssey – during which they encounter bicke ..read more
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A sex worker gets into a tricky relationship with an older man in the Belgian drama ‘All Yours’
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by kcousins
2w ago
Prolific actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (Glue, Persian Lessons, BPM) stars in All Yours as Lucas, a young and penniless Argentine escort who moves to a small Belgian town with the help of Henry (Jean-Michel Balthazar), a lonely – and much older – gay bakery owner who dreams of saving him from a life of prostitution. Henry fell completely head over heels for Lucas when he first spotted him as a web cam model. He bought Lucas a plane ticket hoping that he would not only help out in the bakery, but share his bed. With very different ideas about living together, the two men find their personalities ..read more
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Oscar nominee Colman Domingo stars in the profoundly moving 30-minute drama ‘North Star’
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by kcousins
2w ago
Colman Domingo, Malcolm Gets, Laura Innes and Kevin Bacon make up the primary cast of this astounding 30-minute short film that challenges the meanings of freedom, faith and family. A winner of countless awards at film festivals all around the globe, North Star is easily one of the most acclaimed gay short films ever made. Domingo, who also produced the film, stars as James, a rural rancher who makes incredible sacrifices to care for his dying husband – all while his zealot sister-in-law attempts to impose her will and a pair of televangelists peddle shame, fear, and division as the cornerston ..read more
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A mysterious drifter comes between two rich siblings in the stylish queer thriller ‘Palace of Fun’
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by kcousins
2w ago
After a chance meeting in a nightclub, a summer romance begins to develop between young lovers Lily and Finn (Phoebe Naughton and Andrew Mullan). Instantly smitten with one another and not looking to part ways too soon, Lily ends up inviting Finn to come stay with her at her parent’s opulent Sussex home. As her folks are vacationing in Italy, the pair expect to have the estate all to themselves. Their alone time is broken, however, by the arrival of Lily’s mischievous brother Jamie (George Stocks). When Jamie discovers a revealing secret about Finn on the internet, he uses it to blackmail the ..read more
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Dekkoo Digest – 097
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2w ago
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Short Film Spotlight: Slashr
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by kcousins
3w ago
Every Grindr user’s worst fears are brought thrillingly to life in writer-director Amir Moini’s Slashr. Nathan Mohebbi stars in this 12-minute horror short as Ashkan, an attractive young man taking a solo trip to the mountains of Big Bear. Looking to clear his head in the aftermath of a breakup, he rents an isolated cabin with lots of opportunity for snowy sightseeing. Encouraged by his best friend Ricky to engage in some frisky rebound sex, he also downloads a Grindr-inspired gay hookup app called Torso. Though he’s not emotionally ready to throw caution to the wind and hop into bed with a st ..read more
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