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BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
(US, NR, 2002, 98 min)
OFFICIAL SELECTION! 2002 Sundance Film Festival!
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, strong sexual content, language, drug usage.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.steakhaus.com/bhobc/

A hilarious lesbian film that chronicles three weeks in the life of a handsome, gender-bending, small town butch with a nagging messiah complex. Emotionally defeated since the death of her father, Shy heads to the big city to sink herself into a "life of crime." Valentine, a deliriously expressive, wiseacre adoptee on a misguided search for her birthmother, quickly distracts her. The two freaky grifters join forces and learn the true meaning of "poise under pressure" in this visually stunning and wonderfully acted, anti-authoritarian tale of friendship, trust and redemption. A true tragic-comedy, By Hook or By Crook is like a female version of Midnight Cowboy-hilarious, poignant and brave, bringing grace and humor to its socially insightful subjects. It is also the first of its kind: It's a movie about butches by butches and gives voice to a powerful new creative sensibility.

CAMP: THE MOVIE
(US, NR, 2002, 80 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language, mild sexual content, brief nudity.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.trailerparkpictures.com

Filmed entirely on location in Raleigh and featuring "house-cast members" from the local gay clubs comes this witty underground comedy about Blanche Dubois, a headstrong Southern drag queen who feels that "glamour drag" is superior to all other forms of female impersonation! In steps Mary K Mart, trailer park goddess, who thinks "camp drag" reigns! When the evil mayor tries to outlaw drag, can these two super-bitches join forces to keep the city safe for all queens? One thing's for certain: Mud won't be all that slings through the dressing room door!

CHOP SUEY
(US, NR, 2001, 98 min)
Viewer's Guide: Nudity and graphic sexual content.
OFFICIAL SITE: www.zeitgeistfilms.com/current
/chopsuey/chopsuey.html

Just like its namesake, Chop Suey is a delicious mix of ingredients, both amusing and flavorsome. Famed photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber (best known for his portrait of Chet Baker, Let's Get Lost), introduces gorgeous teenage wrestling star, Peter Johnson, to his personal universe. Whether recreating the music and life of cabaret star Frances Faye, appreciating the wily wit of Diana Vreeland, or considering his own world-class collection of still photographs, Weber imparts a deeply felt humanity. He is a man for whom love, loyalty, friendship, humor and beauty-be it a superb torso or sensitive jaw-line, a bounding, golden-haired retriever, or a pristine waterscape-is all important. Chop Suey brilliantly encompasses Weber's myriad passions and fantasies, his almost Peter Pan-like relationship to those objects of desire the rest of us experience in the glossy magazines or on towering billboards. "Astonishing, ravishing...truly a landmark!" - Noah Cowan, Filmmaker Magazine

CIRCUIT
(US, NR, 2001, 120 min)
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, strong sexual content, language and drug usage.

Dirk Shafer's (Man of the Year) hallucinatory new film revolves around John, a hunky but closeted small-town cop, who is harassed and attacked by his fellow officers when they find out he is gay. In a disco heartbeat he moves to Los Angeles and in with his filmmaker cousin Tad. At first resistant, he is soon unable to escape the allure of beautiful men and chemical enhancement, and gets ever more pumped up and strung out as he joins the circuit tribe. His new buddy Hector, a strikingly handsome high priced hustler in his late twenties, already finds himself going over the hill of faded youth and fast-lane partying. Bobby's viral load is undetectable, but high-class sex shows and circuit appearances keep paying the bills. And even as Tad makes his documentary exposing the underside of the circuit scene, he himself is tweaking, going out, and dating a new-age-aphorism-spouting DJ. Added to the mix are the exploitative club owners, a scary straight couple played by cult figures William Katt and Nancy Allen (Carrie, Dressed to Kill), and John's innocent but loyal roommate Nina. With its throbbing soundtrack, shirtless dancers and muscle-boy sex scenes, Circuit may seem like it's one big high, but the searing script, sharply drawn characters and visceral emotional resonance create a sober and cautionary tale.

DADDY AND PAPA
(US, NR, 2002, 57min)
WINNER! 2002 NCGLFF EMERGING FILM AWARD: BEST DOCUMENTARY!
Viewer's Guide: Mild language.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.daddyandpapa.com

A fascinating documentary exploring the personal, cultural, and political impact of gay men who are making a decision to raise children themselves. Taking us inside four gay families, this documentary explores the personal, cultural and political challenges of gay men who are raising children. Daddy & Papa enters into the heart of the debate over gay fatherhood, examining the value of alternative households, the effects of gender and sexual orientation on children, and the changing face of the American family. "DADDY & PAPA brings honesty, humor and humanity to its examination of a significant phenomenon in the ever-changing map of the American family."--David Rooney, VARIETY.

DIFFERENT KIND OF BLACK MAN
(US, NR, 2001, 15 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mature themes.

A powerful look at the ideas and feelings of successful, black gay men on such issues as sexuality, masculinity and their perception of and their role within the black community.

ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS
(US, PG-13, 2001, 89 min)
Viewer's Guide: Sexual humor and violence.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.elvira.com/ehh

Sponsored by the Nevermore Film Festival

The year is 1851. The locale: Carpathia.While hitching on an abandoned road, Elvira and Zou Zou get picked up by Dr. Bradley Bradley (Atkinson) who's in his coach. When Elvira, who an aspiring performer here, asks why the good doctor picked her up, he responds: "Your reputation precedes you." The coach soon arrives at a castle inhabited by a fatally cursed family, Vladimere, Ema and Roxana Hellsubus. As soon as Elvira walks onto the Hellsubus' premises, everyone starts screaming and fainting because Elvira's a replica of Vladimere's first wife who died. But did she die? Or was she buried alive behind a wall just like the woman in Elvira's recent dreams?

EXPERIMENTAL ME
(US, NR, 2002, 102 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language, nudity and strong sexual content.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.squidbrothers.com

In the tradition of Just One Time comes this charming comedy about a close-knit group of friends who start unraveling at the seams when one of them announces he wants to experiment with the same sex! Don't miss this laugh-out-loud film about the search for Mister and Missus Right.

A FAMILY AFFAIR
(US, NR, 2001, 108 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mild language.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.attagirlprods.com

Rachel, a Jewish lesbian, has fled New York and her tempestuous on-again, off-again relationship with her manipulative lover, Reggie. She retreats to her hometown of San Diego to live with her enthusiastic PFLAG mother who has virtually made a career out of Rachel's sexuality. Complete with rainbow flag curtains and photo album devoted to her outstanding achievements as a PFLAG member, Mum is the perfect candidate to tackle the task of finding Rachel a 'Ms. Rightowitz'. When she sets her daughter up on a date with Christina, Rachel is livid - but to her surprise the date goes well, and soon she's in love. Enter the U-Haul, and things seem to be going just peachy - maybe a little too peachy at times. The free spirit in Rachel begins to squirm...just as her past catches up with her. A Family Affair is warm and humorous in its depiction of the course of true love, which doesn't always run straight. Rachel's monologues to camera are poignant, self-aware and witty.

FAMILY VALUES
(US, NR, 2001, 24 min)
NOMINEE! 2002 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS: Best Documentary!
Viewer's Guide: Violence and forensic gore.

Family Values doesn't give new meaning to the idea of family, but instead takes entrepreneurship to a new level. After hearing about the gruesome crime scenes on her partner's beat, Becky decides to create Trauma Scene Restoration, a company that cleans up after the messy business of death. Whether it's a suicide or a shooting (they're the messiest), Trauma Scene Restoration is there to pick up the pieces-literally. Same-sex relationship notwithstanding, it's the matter-of-fact (and not for the squeamish) discussions about "restoring" death scenes that show what's truly unconventional about this family.

THE FLUFFER
(US, NR, 2002, 98 min)
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, language and strong sexual content.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.fluffer.com

Directed by gay porn master Wash West, The Fluffer is a big-budget movie about obsession, submission, money, and sexuality. Although he is a hot-blooded heterosexual male, Johnny Rebel makes his living as a gay porno star. Sean McGinnis is young, naive, adventurous, and pure. Moving to L.A. to pursue a career in movies, he becomes diverted to working for Hollywood's illegitimate stepchild ­ the porno industry. The first day on the set, he strikes a curious connection and steps beyond the bounds of his job to become Rebel's fluffer. While Sean fixates on his icon, Johnny just focuses on himself. Both submit to, yet struggle with, their roles in the gay porn industry. Both cling ferociously to their self-respect as they go down on their knees. Both have to reckon with their deepest desires while engaging in a precarious balancing act. Then, Johnny Rebel starts to implode... Starring Scott Gurney and Michael Cunio. "BURIED TREASURE...[ONE OF THE EIGHT] BEST MOVIES THIS YEAR THAT YOU SHOULD'VE CAUGHT BUT PROBABLY DIDN'T [YET!]" -- PREMIERE MAGAZINE

FOR STRAIGHTS ONLY
(US, NR, 2001, 20 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mature themes.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.geocities.com/navarun2001/

Atlanta based filmmaker Vismita Gupta-Smith tells the story of an almost invisible minority, South Asian gays and lesbians. Told from the perspective of a straight sister about her gay brother, this film explores the prejudices faced by the gay South Asian community (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal). Interviews with other gay and lesbian South Asians expose the deep-seated denial of homosexuality within this community and the dismissal of the gay sexual orientation as a "western vice". Through the film, Vismita points out the irony of such dismissal, as she explains that one of this culture's most treasured ancient texts, the Kama Sutra, actually celebrates homosexuality.

GYPSY 83
(US, NR, 2001, 92 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language, nudity and sexual content.

From the writer of Edge of Seventeen comes this heart-warming road drama for male and female audiences of all ages, for gay and straight audiences, and for anyone who's ever been a fan of 70's music. Gypsy (Sara Sue from TV's Popular) is a brazen and outspoken girl in her early twenties who dreams of becoming a singer, just like her icon: Stevie Nicks. Years of fear and anger over her mother's abandonment have choked Gypsy's voice and her confidence. She wants nothing more than to leave her conservative hometown of Sandusky, Ohio and pursue her dream. Clive is her best friend who's just now beginning to experiment with his burgeoning sexuality. When Gypsy and Clive learn about the annual "Night of 1,000 Stevies" in New York City--a competition dedicated to obsessed fans of the musical superstar--their dreams seem closer to fulfillment. With Clive's encouragement, Gypsy overcomes her fear and vows to be the best Stevie Nicks impersonator Gotham has ever seen. The two pile into a '79 Trans Am and begin their journey, hoping to find love and acceptance. Add Karen Black as a washed-up lounge singer, an Amish runaway, a group of frat boys and 1,000 Stevie Nicks impersonators… and prepare yourself for a great coming-of-age story. The film's killer soundtrack features The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and, of course, Stevie Nicks karaoke.

HAND ON THE PULSE
(US, NR, 2002, 52 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mild language.

Using interviews, photos and archival footage, Hand on the Pulse is the poignant story of Joan Nestle, political and sexual "bad girl." Hand on the Pulse traces Joan's life; finding her community in Greenwich Village in the 1950's, celebrating the body in her writings and in her public readings in her black slip, having a lesbian archives in her home for 25 years, teaching students "from colonized backgrounds, " participating in the Black civil rights movement as a freedom rider, becoming a feminist, and helping to forge a new lesbian and gay consciousness through grass roots organizing. Now in her 60's, Joan continues to celebrate the body as an aging woman and as a woman with cancer.

IMMACULATE RECEPTION
(US, NR, 2002, 27 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language, Brief Nudity, and Adult Situations.

An expectant father worries that his pregnant wife's child will be gay. Think redneck humor with a decidedly gay, hilarious, and refreshingly enlightening twist. Throw in a manger that's a disco, and you have a hugely entertaining short produced, directed, and acted by locals from the Triad area of North Carolina!

ISSUES 101
(US, NR, 2002, 95 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language, nudity and sexual content.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.issues101.com

When he leaves home to study in California, Joe instantly finds buddies to hang with by joining a fraternity where he becomes the object of desire between two brothers, one gay the other straight with issues. But when Joe decides to run for Class President, he learns that not everyone wants a public tour about their secrets. Issues 101 is a charming and poignant tale about self-discovery and one young hunk's rise from underdog to hero.

JULIE JOHNSON
(US, NR, 2001, 94 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language and sexual content.

Lily Taylor (I Shot Andy Warhol, Household Saints) and rocker Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flynt) star in this surprising comedy about finding your true calling. Taylor plays Julie Johnson, a suburban American housewife who harbors a secret: she's obsessed with theoretical physics. In between cleaning and cooking, she voraciously devours scientific magazines. She hides her passion because she's afraid of being ostracized by her community and her husband. But soon passion wins out, and Julie decides to follow her dream. With her best friend Claire, Julie enrolls in an adult education class, where, much to everyone's surprise, Julie turns out to be a computer whiz. Julie's ecstatic, and so is her inspirational professor (veteran actor Spalding Gray). But not everyone is happy about Julie's newfound vocation. Julie's friends don't understand, and her husband is angry that Julie's pursuing her education. And he's even angrier when Julie and Claire fall in love and move in together! Will Julie and Claire's newfound relationship survive the fury of their friends and families?

KE KULANA HE MAHU: REMEMBERING A SENSE OF PLACE
(US, NR, 2002, 67 min)
OFFICIAL SITE: www.zangpictures.net/Projects/
KeKulanaHeMahu.html

Ke Kulana He Mahu: Remembering a Sense of Place is a documentary that examines several aspects of the Honolulu gay scene; among them are Hawaiian culture and history, the drag scene, HIV, and religion. It is a story about surviving stereotypes, indignation, homophobia, and marginalization in a land where the ancient culture once accepted them as a part of society. Through the richness of their personal stories and the humor of their frequent jokes, we witness the solidarity and soul of a "minority" who uses humor and togetherness to redefine family in order to overcome the hatred they encounter everyday.

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
(US, NR, 2002, 21 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mature themes.

A stunning documentary about queer youth in the "Triangle Area" of North Carolina that are in a unique situation, living in the most liberal area of the state during a time of ever-increasing acceptance, yet still facing bigotry and intolerance from many angles. These are their stories about their friends, their families, their partners, and what it's like growing up in a world that constantly challenges their identities. The Kids Are Alright is an entirely youth-directed and produced project, assembled over a six-month period with the help of students and youth from area high schools and funded through local community groups.

LUSTER
(US, NR, 2001, 90 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language, nudity, sexual content and drug usage.

Directed by North Carolina native Everett Lewis, Luster is a wildly entertaining, gritty and romantic look at a queer boy's adventures in lust, sex-and maybe even love! It's a movie about things we thought mattered in 1997: the 'zine scene, indie record stores, lesbians with guns, and poems about David Cassidy's ass. Derek doesn't believe in first sight-until he meets Jackson, a spunky poet who works at a record store. Unfortunately, Derek isn't the only one smitten with Jackson. His boss Sam is in love with Jackson, too. And that's a problem, since Sam is straight! But Jackson isn't interested in either of them, anyway. He has a crush on Billy, a cute blonde he met at an orgy. But Billy loves musician Sonny, who's in love with anyone who can help him overcome his creative mental block! So until Jackson can win over Billy, he'll make do with his hunky cousin Jed, who's visiting from the country. But wait! Jed's being seduced by Jackson's close lesbian friend! And this revelation isn't sitting pretty with her girlfriend! Can anyone find real love amidst the chaos of Los Angeles gay life?

THE MODUS OPERANDI OF MALE INTIMACY
(US, NR, 2002, 91min)
Viewer's Guide: Language, nudity, sexual content, and drug usage.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.moofmi.com
(View the Trailer!)

"A Newer, Gayer Deathtrap!" - Richard Settles, Owner of Genre Magazine
"Finally! A Real Gay Suspense Thriller!" - Michael J. Shoel, President Culture Q Connection
Celebrating their eighth month anniversary, Michael and Tom discover that a new performance artist has come to town. Elsewhere across town, Jonathon, a street hustler, steals a briefcase. Soon, these three men are drawn into a web of murder and sex and drugs and violence and betrayal. Who is Jonathon? And who is conning whom? Blackmail never looked so good!

MY LIFE IN DANCE
(Canada, NR, 2001, 10 min)

A romp across the dance floor of life! A personal reflection on film, dance and living queer.

NOTORIOUS C.H.O.
(US, NR, 2002, 95 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language

Filmed live at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, Notorious captures Margaret Cho's recent 37-city tour, which ended with a career triumph at Carnegie Hall. A somber post-9/11 opening monologue dedicated to rescue workers at Ground Zero veers off in a typically irreverent direction that sets the tone for a stream of fresh new material. Cho riffs on how the world would be different if men had periods ("every bachelor apartment would look like a murder scene") and details the ongoing but so far unsuccessful quest to find her G-spot (an eye-opening visit to a straight S&M sex club didn't help). We learn what sort of woman turns her on ("a bull dyke who looks like John Goodman"). She also regales us with stories about her best friends from her high school days in San Francisco, Alan and Jeremy, two teenage drag queens who taught her how to be fabulous, funny and fierce. (She remembers them as "Crouching Drag Queen, Hidden Faggot.") Cho summons up that fierceness for her closing monologue, which takes a serious turn to confront the trauma of growing up with an eating disorder in a world where thinness is synonymous with beauty and self-worth.

ON BECOMING A WOMAN
(US, NR, 2002, 9 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mature themes.

A hilarious parody of a 1950's American health education film about the warning signs of lesbianism. On Becoming examines the dangerous situations than can develop when a gal gets a crush on another woman. Two young girls with a "propensity for this deviation" are used to illustrate the dangers!

ONE + ONE
(US, NR, 2002, 27 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mature themes.

Two couple-one straight, one gay-cope with the daily challenges of their mixed HIV status in this heartfelt documentary portrait about those who choose to love rather than fear.

OUR BROTHERS, OUR SONS
(US, NR, 2001, 25 min)
Viewer's Guide: Strong sexual content.

An important film about a difficult subject, Our Brothers, Our Sons, talks to a range of people of all ages about barebacking, and tries to find out why a large number of people today are not practicing safe sex.

THE PERFECT SON
(Canada, NR, 2000, 93 min)
WINNER! 2002 NCGLFF EMERGING FILM AWARD: BEST FEATURE!
Viewer's Guide: Language and nudity.

Leonard Farlinger explores the intimate world of sibling relationships in his moving first feature, The Perfect Son. At his father's funeral, Theo (David Cubitt), fresh out of rehab and struggling to put his life together, is reunited with his older, conservative brother Ryan (Colm Feore)…the perfect son. Playing out old family rivalries, Theo discovers his brother's secret: Ryan is gay and terminally ill. Drawn into the final months of Ryan's life, Theo discovers a person he never knew.

PLAY DEAD
(US, NR, 2001, 82 min)
Viewer's Guide: Language, nudity and sexual content.
OFFICIAL SITE:
www.playdeadmovie.com

Just when you thought black comedy couldn't get any blacker, how about a wacky romance between a young man and.... a corpse? While babysitting after school for white trash sex pot Darlene Murphy (Sherrie Rose), bumbling high school drama geek Dale Splitler (Nathon Bexton) dreams of romancing hunky, tantalizingly uncouth Raymond Haver (Jason Hall), captain of the wrestling team. But when Dale's best friend Violet Wertzema (Diva Zappa) causes a car accident that results in the freak explosion of a pickup truck, Dale discovers that his unrequited fantasy is about to come true in a most unexpected way. Dale, Violet, and Darlene's morbid, wise-cracking seven-year-old daughter Dustine (Jessica Stone) return to the scene of the crime, only to discover that the driver of the truck is none other than Raymond, lying gorgeous but very dead! Stuffing the body in the trunk of Violet's beat up old car, the culprits embark on a wild ride that takes our imagination to the limit. Play Dead plays with all sorts of controversial themes, from obsessive love and nymphomania to necrophilia, in a delightfully bizarre way, through a marvelous cast of kooky characters who show us just how far the human species will go for love.

SECOND SKIN (Segunda Piel)
(Spain, NR, 2000, 106 min)
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, strong sexual content and language.
Spanish with English subtitles.

Before his Academy Award nominated performance as Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls, Spanish superstar Javier Bardem played a different kind of gay man in Second Skin. Bardem brings his sexy swagger to the role of Diego, a surgeon in a private clinic and an incurable romantic who falls head over heels in love with Alberto. But Alberto can't seem to give himself entirely to Diego. His desire to be truthful to his lover conflicts with the secret that he can't reveal. That secret is Alberto's wife, Elena, who is sensing that her marriage is not all that it should be, but isn't ready to give it up yet. Meanwhile Alberto cannot deny that his feelings for Diego are growing deeper and that he will soon have to make a choice, one that will change all of their lives forever. A beautifully shot story of love, betrayal and passion, Second Skin takes a very adult look at the consequences of following one's heart.

SWIMMING UPSTREAM
(US, NR, 2001, 73 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mild language.

Opening with Karen and Jenny's discovery that Karen is pregnant, this moving, frank and fascinating documentary chronicles the life of a lesbian couple from the conception to the birth of their first child. Produced by the company behind The Learning Channel's "A Baby Story" series, Swimming Upstream offers a rare and honest look at the joys and trials of lesbian relationships and parenting. In between candid discussions-and occasional spats-about butch/femme roles, coming out, sex, religion and family, they visit their obstetrician, shop for baby clothes and attend Lamaze classes. Their delight and anticipation is apparent, as is the stress of financial strain, Karen's waning sex drive and Jenny's increasing need for attention. Through it all, the couple's love and respect for each other keeps them together-until their baby is born with health problems and their world is turned upside down once again. Swimming Upstream is a must-see for anyone thinking of, or in the process of, becoming a parent. With its fly-on-the-wall access to the life of one couple, it conveys universal truths about love, commitment and what it means to be a family.

TALES FROM THE POWDER ROOM
(Australia, NR, 2001, 12 min)
WINNER! 2002 MY QUEER CAREER AWARD (Australia)
Viewer's Guide: Language and drug use.

An Aussie claymation wonder in which the glamorous Lola Lick, reminisces about times gone by, bids farewells to sobriety, and enters a spiraling abyss of alcohol, ulcer pills and floral hats.

TARGET AUDIENCE
(US, NR, 2002, 12 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mature themes.

The parents are away, the pizza's cold, the beer is gone, but two teenage boys learn that you've got to watch out for those late-night infomercials! "It's Great to be Gay!"

A UNION IN WAIT (Director's Cut)
(US, NR, 2001, 47 min)
Viewer's Guide: Mature themes.

Susan Parker and Wendy Scott were members of the Wake Forest Baptist Church in North Carolina. In 1997 the couple decided to have a union ceremony in Wake Forest University's Chapel, but the university prevented this from happening. A Union in Wait recounts the struggle of Parker and Scott to have their union recognized and the controversy that divided a community.

THE WEDDING VIDEO
(US, NR, 2001, 84 min)

The Wedding Video is a hilarious mockumentary featuring 10 cast members from The Real World. Norman is about to be married to his boyfriend Sky, and Norman's hired Clint, an enthusiastic amateur with a camera, to document the event. Clint immediately embarks on a whirlwind tour of Norman's past, interviewing friends and family. But unfortunately for Norman, the wedding guests prove to be candid to a fault. In absolutely no time, all manner of entertaining catfights end up on video. Norman's mother gives him $10,000 but refuses to attend the ceremony. Norman's betrothed is even caught having sex with a woman - not surprising considering his history as a porn star. The original Real World was a hit from the beginning with the gay community, not least because it brought out gay men and women into straight living rooms. A must-see for all fans and critics of any reality TV, this laugh-out-loud offering will satisfy all your voyeuristic desires.

WHEN BOYS FLY
(US, NR, 2002, 62 min)
Viewer's Guide: Nudity, strong sexual content, language and drug use.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.whenboysfly.com

Cir-Cuit Par-ty (Sur-Kit Pahr-Tee) n. 1. A sequence of gay underground dance events. 2. A weekend of debauchery where rules don't apply, boundaries are non-existent and physical perfection is demanded. Witness this ground breaking true-life feature that takes you to the other side of fabulous. When Boys Fly is a captivating non-fiction feature that follows three men as they find their place in a world where rules don't apply, boundaries are non-existent and physical perfection is demanded. Brandon, 23, is a shy circuit virgin searching for a community he can call his own. His straight-laced, apple pie life collides head-on with Tone, 21, an extroverted party boy trying to keep himself out of the emergency room. Joining for the ride is Todd, a 35-year-old businessman, who recklessly relives his adolescence while trying to maintain a relationship with Jon, his 19-year-old "soul mate". All three stories steam-roll into one dramatic, powerful conclusion, where lives are changed forever. When Boys Fly is a provocative, startling, no-holds barred peek into the lives of a new generation. This is a world of seemingly perfect men, existing for festivity while being raped by depression.