Boys on Film is back as it flirts with danger and even death in Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know.
In true BoF style, the ensemble dips into the different lives and cultures across the globe, highlighting the issues faced by gay men within them. From traditional views and taboos to erotic meets and meet cutes, Boys on Film knows no bounds as it dives headfirst into the gay world.
Ten encounters come together in the latest edition and this is definitely one of the darker collections of the short film series and you’ll find a run down of a few just below:
Budapest, Closed City
Budapest teen Péter leads his British friend Adam around his home town, showing him all of his old haunts and filling him with stories of the city.
A punk backtrack gives off a rebel-without-a-cause pace as the two smoke cigarettes and saunter around Budapest in front of a score of beautiful architecture drawn over with animated doodles for an added youthful spin.
After the occasional innocent flirt, Adam soon becomes smitten with the beautiful Péter (who’s probably an absolute dreamboat to many gay teens, let’s face it). Before long the boys find their way to a bar where the drinks start flowing and an enamoured Adam makes his move.
Eden
Definitely your top sexually charged short film of the evening, Eden follows a moustache toting, silver hoop wearing young man on his escapades and sexual conquest.
He craves male connection and through him, dialogue-less Eden erotically explores male desire in many ways, from vibrantly coloured bathhouses and sex clubs, to the intimate moments in between. Get ready to stir in your seats boys.
Chaperone
Chaperone is by the far the most chilling entry in Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know.
An ominous short film from start to finish follows a young man taking a ride with a mysterious stranger (Zachary Quinto).
An overwhelming sense of doom looms over the whole short, with Quinto summoning his most menacing performance since his supervillain break out role as Sylar way back in the Heroes series which means nothing but bad news for tbhe younger man.
With a focus on cultures in the latest set, the Boys on Film reminds the queer community that they are not alone in the world and the series has developed something of a knack for setting itself apart in the gay short film genre. The Dangerous to Know edition holds up the collection firmly in a league of its own, which comes as no surprise.
Are you new to the Boys on Film series? Check out our review for the previous member of the family, Boys on Film: Love to Love You
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Cultured Swines 