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The only black American family in Maine has a son, a blind bodybuilder, who falls in love with a white "mer-boy."
The only black American family in Maine has a son, a blind bodybuilder, who falls in love with a white "mer-boy."
Peter Hermann
Merboy
Connie Keyse
Umbrella Totin' Ma
Charles Turner
Fisherman Pa
Fred Anderson
Blind Boy Bodybuilder
The only black American family in Maine has a son, a blind bodybuilder, who falls in love with a white "mer-boy."
Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.
August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.
A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.
Sean is taken to a motel and is given a prostitute for his 18th birthday by his father. He must sleep with her to "fix" his questionable homosexuality. "Pretty Boy" is a coming of age story of a young bullied teen, Sean, struggling with his sexuality and the hardships of high school. After his father finds some questionable magazines in his room, this devout Christian will go to any lengths to get his son to find the light and "perform" the way a man should. Sean is introduced to Katie, a prostitute that understands the stigmas of modern society and helps him see the true light that is within him.
A lonely typographer with a cruel speech impediment but an eloquent inner voice must face his greatest fear.
Two brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them.
When Gabriel, a 7-year-old Chinese kid who loves ballet, becomes friends with Rob, another Chinese kid from school, Rob’s dad gets suspicious about Gabriel's feminine behavior and decides to intervene.
A man attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye.
The story of two brothers, Tom and Jake, and their problematic relationship.
A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.