THE MALE GAZE: CELLULOID DREAMS

Embark on a journey through celluloid from 1985 to present day in these freshly digitized cinematic pearls from around the world that explore an array of gay encounters from years gone by.

VIDEO FILE: 1hr 48mins, HD mp4 with burnt-in English subtitles

JUST OUT OF REACH dir. Jonathan Wald
As the sun rises, we witness two male bodies emerge from the darkness. The younger of the two attempts to sneak out on the older man he just slept with.

TOTO FOREVER dir. Roberto F. Canuto
A wide-eyed young postman and a gangster in trouble with the mafia find their lives become inexplicably intertwined when a heady affair attracts danger at every turn.

MEN DON'T CRY dir. Kyriakos Chatzimichailidis
One stormy winter night, 20 year old Ilias arrives uninvited at Petros’ house. Ilias’ erratic behaviour causes much concern to Petros. He vaguely remembers meeting Ilias one night some years ago, in a gay bar. 

ALGER LA BLANCHE dir. Cyril Collard
When Alegerian teen Farid becomes embroiled in a police matter, both his passionate private life with illustrator Jean and his conservative family life hurtle towards one another, with explosive results.

UNCONFESSIONS dir. Ana Galizia
Luiz Roberto Galizia died very young, but he left behind a wealth of personal archives. 30 years later, his niece Ana Galizia plunges into these archives to follow the traces of this uncle she never met.

SAME DIFFERENCE dir. Harry Richards
Twin brothers Leon and Noel share everything. But when Leon becomes interested in Abi and Abi becomes interested in Noel, a love triangle threatens to tear the twins apart.

BOYCHICK dir. Glenn Gaylord
In sunny suburbia, a loud-mouthed Jewish mom incessantly nags and humiliates her shy gay teenage son, who she calls her 'Boychick'. Meanwhile, in the classroom, Boychick can't stop ogling a hunky classmate.