Boys On Film 9: Youth In Trouble Archives

Boys On Film: Getting ‘Together’ With Actor Lucas Hansen

April 30, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

We’ve been having an interesting time interviewing the actors and directors involved in the new LGBT short film collection, Boys On Film 9: Youth In Trouble. We’ve chatted to Prora actors Tom Gramenz, The Wilding director Grant Scicluna and It’s Not A Cowboy Helmer Benjamin Parent.

Now we get to out final interview, with Together actor Lucas Hansen. He’s recognisable to horror fans from his role in The Human Centipede II and has also been seen on Psoro and the recent TV documentary, Murder on the Victorian Railway.

In Together, Hansen plays one half of a gay couple who’ve just moved in a new flat. When his partner goes missing, he thinks he’s just wandered off for a while, but the truth is far more disturbing.

We talks to Lucas about the film and whether he thinks we’re seeing a new breed of LGBT-themed movies. [Read more…]

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Boys On Film: Director Benjamin Parent Talks It’s Not A Cowboy Movie

April 29, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Boys On Film 9: Youth In Trouble is out today, and over the last week we’ve been catching up with some of the actors and directors whose LGBT themed short film are included in the collection, such as Prora’s Tom Gramenz and The Wilding’s Grant Scicluna.

Today we have Benjamin Parent, the French director of It’s Not A Cowboy Movie, a short about straight teenagers and their reaction to watching Brokeback Mountain. It’s a smart film, looking at ideas of masculinity and how actually being faced with homosexuality can change a young person’s ideas about it, especially if they’ve only previously thought about it as an abstract idea.

Here’s what he had to say: [Read more…]

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Boys On Film 9: Youth In Trouble (DVD)

April 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Tom Gramenz, Swen Gippa, Reef Ireland, Luke Mullins
Director: Various
Running Time: 141 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: April 29th 2013

Read our thoughts on the other Boys On Film releases by clicking here.

Boys On Film, the series of DVDs showcasing the best in LGBT short films, returns with Youth In Trouble, featuring eight shorts ranging from 11 to 29 minutes long. They come from countries as diverse as Brazil, Germany, Canada, Britain, Australia and Spain, but are brought together by the theme of young people facing emotional and/or physical peril. It’s another great selection, with only a couple of bum notes amongst the crop – and even they’re not too bad. [Read more…]

Boys On Film: Grant Scicluna Talks About His Award-Winning LGBT Short The Wilding

April 24, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Grant Scicluna’s short film, The Wilding, has been making a splash at film festivals around the world, including winning the Iris Prize, the world’s biggest LGBT short film award, which provides funding and support for filmmakers to make another movie. BGPS’ Adrian Naik adored The Wilding when he caught it at Iris in Cardiff, giving it a rare 10 out of 10 score!

However not everyone is able to get to film festivals to see great LGBT shorts like The Wilding, which is where the Boys On Film DVD series comes in. The latest release, Boys Of Film 9: Youth In Trouble, is released in the UK on April 29th. The disc features eight shorts, including The Wilding, allowing a wider audience to see its tale of love in the violent and difficult world of an Australian Youth Detention Centre.

We caught up with Grant to talk about The Wilding, how it felt to win the Iris Prize and the importance of gay film festivals. [Read more…]

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Boys On Film: Tom Gramenz Talks Prora, Playing Gay & Nazis

April 23, 2013 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Boys On Film is back with its ninth collection of gay-themed short films, Youth In Trouble, and one of those shorts in Prora, which stars young German actor Tom Gramenz. He plays a young man called Jan who, along with his friend (Swen Gippa), go inside the incredible abandoned German resort, Prora, which was built by the Nazis but never fully used. Once there, the feelings of Jan for his friend are revealed.

We chatted with Tom about the short. [Read more…]

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Boys On Film 9: Youth In Trouble Trailer – More from the popular gay shorts series

March 26, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

We love ourselves a bit of Boys On Film here at BGPS (the gay short film DVD series, not anything more prurient – although actually…), which across its first eight instalments has brought us some of the best LGBT themed shorts from around the world.

Now the next one has been announced, which will arrive on UK DVD on April 29th, this time themed around Youth In Trouble. It’s an eclectic mix, including the winner of last Autumn’s Iris Prize winner, The Wilding.

Take a look at the trailer above and there’s some more info on each of the shorts below. Plus, you can read our reviews of the previous Boys On Film releases here.

Deep End
Dir. Bretten Hannam (Canada) 11mins
When Dane’s older brother comes out, Dane doesn’t react very well. But soon after he has to choose between siding with his homophobic classmates or fighting to support his brother.

Family Affair
Dir. Caru Alves de Souza (Brazil) 11mins
Rossi’s family are no different from anyone else’s but when he tries to fit in with his older brother’s group of friends, he finds the outcome more than surprising.

Together
Dir. James Cook (UK) 22mins
One month after moving in together David and Mark come home to find a key in the lock of their front door. They check the house and it all seems clear, until they slowly start to realise that they are not alone…

Easy Money
Dir. Carlos Montero (Spain) 15mins
When a handsome rent boy shows up at a mysterious client’s hotel room, the boy quickly learns that sex appears to be the last thing on his clients mind. Starring Spanish heartthrob Mario Casas.

The Wilding
Dir. Grant Scicluna (Australia) 16mins IRIS PRIZE WINNER Best Short Film 2012
Juvenile inmate Malcolm is in love with his cellmate Tye, but their relationship is confined within their cell. When Malcolm is offered a shot at parole, he finds himself torn between his rare chance for freedom and protecting the one he loves.

Colonial Gods
Dir. Dee Rees (UK) 29mins From the director of PARIAH
A complicated friendship between a Somali man and Nigerian man unfolds against the chaos of gentrification and displacement in the small immigrant community in Cardiff known as Tiger Bay.

This Is Not A Cowboy Film
Dir. Benjamin Parent (France) 12mins
Last night, Brokeback Mountain aired on TV. Vincent watched it and found himself emotionally compelled by the story. Whilst chatting with a classmate in the school toilets, he takes advantage of the break to describe the film as only an adolescent can.

Prora
Dir. Stephane Riethauser (Switzerland/Germany) 23mins
In this deserted former Nazi holiday camp and communist military complex, teenagers Jan and Matthieu embark on an adventure that could change everything. Whilst exploring their surroundings they confront their identities and ultimately put their friendship at risk.

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