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Boys Life

"Three Tales of Love, Lust & Liberation"

Each of the three short films in this collection presents a young gay man at the threshold of adulthood. In "Pool Days," Justin is a 17-year old Bethesda lad, hired as the evening life guard at a fitness center. In the course of the summer, he realizes and embraces that he's gay. In "A Friend of Dorothy," Winston arrives from upstate for his freshman year at NYU. He has to figure out, with some help from Anne, a hometown friend, how to build a social life as a young gay man in the city. In "The Disco Years," Tom looks back on 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet after one joyful and several painful encounters

Top Cast

  • James Andrews

    James Andrews

    Waiter (Pool Days)

  • Mary Beth Aylesworth

    Mary Beth Aylesworth

    Kissing Couple (Pool Days)

  • Mike Barbour

    Mike Barbour

    Weightlifter (Pool Days)

  • Steve Bilich

    Steve Bilich

    Shower Guy (Pool Days)

  • Wendy Brokaw

    Wendy Brokaw

    Nadia (The Disco Years)

  • BoJesse Christopher

    BoJesse Christopher

    Bryan (The Disco Years)

  • Dennis Christopher

    Dennis Christopher

    Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)

  • Adrian Davey

    Adrian Davey

    Steamroom Guy (Pool Days)

  • Kimberly Flynn

    Kimberly Flynn

    Vicky (Pool Days)

Overview

Each of the three short films in this collection presents a young gay man at the threshold of adulthood. In "Pool Days," Justin is a 17-year old Bethesda lad, hired as the evening life guard at a fitness center. In the course of the summer, he realizes and embraces that he's gay. In "A Friend of Dorothy," Winston arrives from upstate for his freshman year at NYU. He has to figure out, with some help from Anne, a hometown friend, how to build a social life as a young gay man in the city. In "The Disco Years," Tom looks back on 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet after one joyful and several painful encounters

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