Boys On Film goes down under to bring a fresh batch of funny and touching tales courtesy of our Aussie and Kiwi cousins, while from Hawaii to Singapore via Korea more stories of young men falling in love round out the collection.
Rising stars Xavier Samuel and Callan McAuliffe put their own twist on traditional coming out fables in Drowning and the Berlin Film Festival Crystal Bear winner, Franswa Sharl.
Rebellious wild child Xabi is proof personified that you don't have to be straight to be a terrorist.
Along with two friends Xabi dramatically escapes from prison and hitches a ride to Madrid. On the hunt for his revolutionary lover, Xabi picks up a trick at a mall, steals his gun, breaks into an empty apartment and sets up a small bomb factory, all so that he can impress his terrorist boyfriend.
Pierre is a one-time gigolo reflecting on a life of wild parties, multiple boyfriends and hedonistic impulses in present day Paris. His attempts to complete a book are constantly derailed by numerous visits from hustlers and a heavy writer’s block. Embarking on a series of visits to see acquaintances old and new, Pierre attempts to piece together memories of past and future prospects.
'4:30' traces the relationship between Xiao Wu, an eleven year old Chinese Boy and his tenant Jung, a mysterious yet lonely thirty-something Korean man.
"Cheeky, powerfully tender, evocative and haunting, touching us in a dreamlike way that forces us to reflect on our own need for human contact� - ShadowsOnTheWall
Handsome architect Jeffrey has just moved in to the apartment building of a cute French crush. However, unbeknownst to him, the residents have been disappearing!
When Holly decides to make a film about weekend vampires, she enlists the sultry Vicki as her leading lady. But are her claims at being a real vampire true?
"One Brit Pic well worth catching" - David Parkinson, Empire
Saxon is a council estate like no other. It harbours a cruel, sardonic underworld of petty crims, psychotic fishmongers and curry-laundering thugs. One-eyed Eddie has come to clean things up.
Trevor is at a point in his life where work, relationships and pretty much everything else isn't working out, while catty and intefering friends Andie and Jake aren't helping matters.
"Jay Brannan is terrific as his bed-hopping best friend... Don't miss this one: It's worth finding out." - San Francisco Chronicle
Real life 11-time Muay Thai boxing champion Dida Diafat stars in this adrenaline-pumped, semi-fictionalized version of his own life story about Thai boxing.
Accompanied by a thumping hip-hop soundtrack, �Chok Dee� is unlike anything you have seen before.
Steff is left the entire estate of his ex-partner, Martin Hilde, son of a wealthy family. To inherit the estate he must scatter Hilde's ashes in the sea. Hilde's mother is refusing to abide to her late son's wishes, intending to contest the will and demanding the ashes stay on the family grounds.
A touching comedy about friendship, personal integrity and death.
A lesbian comedian struggles to make anyone laugh, as she is more interested in pursuing the next sexual encounters. Meanwhile, her friends have given up on romance all together...
Skipping school, bullying the posh kids, smuggling drugs, mutual masturbation, body modification and searching for the ideal spot to top oneself: all this and more during the teenage years of a group of Singaporean street kids.
"Confrontational... demands to be seen" Channel4.com
"beautiful ... finely tuned to the perils of adolescence" - Mark Kermode, The Observer
A touching, heartwarming, critically aclaimed film about a lovestruck teenager torn between the dvances of a hunky school sports champ and her genuine love for her best friend.
