A fiction set in Sicily in a Roman Catholic context. During record-breaking hot summer days, charismatic and handsome soon-to-be-priest deacon Don Nicola (Gianmarco Saurino) visits the small villa and catches the eye and interest of volunteers at the church camp and close friends Valentina (Alice Angelica) and Lucia (Nicole Damiani). Don Nicola´s allure is like … Continue reading
There are many different ways to tell the story of a family drama, and with this particular Italian one, they just shouted it. This intriguing same-sex fathers and son tale with its ground-breaking scenario sadly overwhelmed its potential subtle family dynamics by unnecessarily making every single step such a melodrama. Simone (Francesco Scianna) and … Continue reading
The opening scenes of Mascarpone, a new queer dramady from co-directors Alessandro Guida and Matteo Pilati, is set to send shivers down the backs of quite a few gay men in long-term relationships. A rather oblivious Antonio (Giancarlo Commare) is abruptly told by his long-time husband Lorenzo (Carlo Calderone) that their marriage is over as … Continue reading
Ernesto the debut movie by Italian couple Alice De Luca and Giacomo Raffaelli makes too many demands on the viewer. This experimental wee film shakily shot on a handheld camera and that contains long sections of silence, and a muddled narrative, requires a great deal of patience to keep viewing until the final credits It’s … Continue reading
This new cute short film is the writing/directing debut of Romanian Marius Gabriel Stancu who’s daytime job is the Festival Manager of The Open Reel a major European distributor of LGBTQ films It’s a story that so many gay men can relate too personally, but in most cases it didn’t always end on such … Continue reading
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