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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Dániel (Short Film Review)

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The short film Dániel recently received its World Premiere at the Palm Springs Film Festival and will be screening at festivals over the coming months. It follows the eponymous Dániel (Balázs Csémy) a Hungarian living in the UK who is paying for his studies by working as a male prostitute for both men and women.

He is invited for lunch by his friend Nori (Hilda Péter), who introduces him to her new boyfriend Tom (Henry Garrett). They seem to be getting along well, chatting about their lives and experiences, but Tom may be hiding something he wants to tell Dániel while Nori isn’t around. [Read more…]

Roxanne (Short Film Review)

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In the past couple of years there’s been a move towards gay-themed films not being about the experience of being gay itself, instead having it as a theme that is intrinsic but not the be-all-and-end-all. However trans-themed film – or at least the ones that seem to get into LGBT festivals – still have a tendency to make being a trans person the main subject. The short film Roxanne (which perhaps surprisingly was partly brought to the screen with the support of Absolut vodka!) doesn’t do this, instead coming at things somewhat more sideways, with a tale of two people who don’t quite fit in. [Read more…]

A Stable For Disabled Horses – Iris Prize Best UK Short Film Winner Review

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Benny is throwing a leaving party for his ‘B.F.F.’, Kanoute, who is returning to Norway. Finally having his friend to himself, Benny sees it as his last chance to tell Kanoute a secret that may spell the end of their friendship.

With a premise as simple as this, the pressure is on for this short to deliver on substance.

Any fears are dispelled within a few seconds, however, as the two comedians at the film’s centre launch into the gags. The pacing is very well constructed, keeping the momentum going as the jokes are delivered with expert timing. Daniel Swann’s charm and slight creepiness guides Daniel Sorensen’s impeccable cluelessness to unease, as it becomes obvious that there is more to this friendship in Benny’s eyes. [Read more…]