Boys in Love 2
A collection of 6 gay-oriented short-films. Two main themes are explored here: The homo-eroticism of "Twilight of the Gods", "SPF 2000" & "Dirty Baby Does Fire Island" (the latter follows a plastic-doll as she explores sex & drugs on the beach) --to the campy and outrageous humour of "My Body", "Boot Camp", and "Karen Black Like Me" (the latter follows the plight of a gay-man and his possessed sex-toy).
Todd Downing
Patrick McGuinn
Also Directed by Todd Downing
This short film is based on the book by Mike Albo and Virginia Heffernan. Albo plays both the role of the Underminer, a passive aggressive backhanded antagonist whose sole purpose is to cast self-doubt onto the Undermined.
Inspired by bright and sunny gay romantic comedies, Jeffrey’s Hollywood Screen Trick brings fifty anatomically-exceptional “Billy dolls” to life through stop-motion animation on 35mm film.
A high-octane satirical look at gay men as seen from a very unique POV. Dirty Baby washed up on the shore of the Fire Island Pines and what she witnesses defies description.
High school psychology students accidentally summon the ghost of a young newleywed from 1938 and must locate her husband, who is still alive.
Also Directed by Patrick McGuinn
Filmmaker Chase Hook committed suicide on December 31st, 1979. His conservative family destroyed all of his films. Recently Super 8 home movies of his last summer on Fire Island were found. Also recovered was the tape from his answering machine.
The Aluminum Group, composed of gay brothers Frank and John Navin, win over audiences worldwide with their Prada tuxedoes and their intellectual spin on 1970s smooth pop. Filmmaker Patrick McGuinn follows the duo on their 2003 tour of Italy. In between interviews with the brothers, McGuinn mixes black-and-white and color footage of the Chicago-based act, which makes inventive use of the iPod during live shows.
Two gay sunbathers strike up a conversation with mother and son picnickers when a space alien intrudes to partake in the Earth ritual of sunscreen application.
These sexy and surreal shorts from innovative gay filmmakers feature party-loving plastic dolls, domineering moms, mad scientists, stuttering sidekicks and adorable break-dancing foreign exchange students! "Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick," "Shame No More," "Pyongyang Robogirl, Soda Pop," "The Trey Billings Show" and the bonus film "Dirty Baby Does Fire Island" are among the funny, provocative, award-winning films in this collection.
In the late summer, a young man wanders through an urban park in the late afternoon, seeking a connection to the music and sights around him. He wears a pink shirt. He reads a book, lays down on the grass and has a daydream. As dusk turns to twilight, he reflects on another young man who was in his life.
An anthology of surreal films by Patrick McGuinn featuring Vincent, a puppet who is obsessed with Twinkies and pasta.
A handsome young drifter is found unconscious near a remote monastery, where he joins forces with a vengeful spirit as he seduces and converts each of the monks to join his league of the undead.
An experimental narrative exploring the relationship that develops between a Mexican hitchhiker and a drug dealer that he meets on a desert road in 1974.
Birch, a young man living in the Catskill Mountains, reunites with his childhood friend from the city, Andrew.
Teddy, a young writer, ventures to an isolated desert house to complete his first novel, where he meets and seduces the mysterious caretaker, Leo. Layers of memory and hallucination unfold that intertwine the two men.