Description
Embark on a magical journey through time with BOYS ON FILM 15 TIME & TIED featuring a brand new selection of British short films.
Time to get tied up with the most unique collection to date.
CLOSETS – Dir. Lloyd Eyre-Morgan |18 mins – Winner Best British Shorts, Iris Prize 2015
Tommy Knight (The Sarah Jane Adventures, Waterloo Road) stars in this time-travel coming of age drama as Henry, a teenager struggling with his sexuality in 1986. Hiding in his wardrobe, he time travels to the present day where he meets up with a similar teenager, Ben, occupying his same bedroom 30 years later.
Also starring Coronation Street’s Julie Hesmondhalgh
PUTTING ON THE DISH – Dir. Brian Fairbairn and Karl Eccleston | 6 mins
London, 1962, a time when being gay is still a criminal offence. Two strangers meet in a park and strike up a conversation in polari slang to talk about their experiences in this “fantabulosa” comedy.
G O’CLOCK -Dir. Mitchell Marion | 11 mins
After being called out to an emergency, Alex, saves the life of a young boy who had overdosed on GHB. He later arrives at a chill-out and meets Nik, a sexy young Spanish boy who he takes under his wing but soon discovers his caring instincts comes with a dangerous price.
Starring Philip Weddell (Rise of the Footsoldier) and Leon Lopez (EastEnders)
NIGHTSTAND – Dir. Charlie Parham | 26 mins
Sir Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry come together for the first time to produce this London based thriller. Two men meet over three consecutive nights – one is young and gay, and the other is married. Their tender affair unravels in the night-time metropolis leaving them to face their biggest fears.
Starring Amrou Al-Kadhi and Nicholas Gleaves (Waterloo Road, Scott & Bailey)
MORNING IS BROKEN -Dir. Simon Anderson | 10 mins
At a family wedding Sam meets Nick, who’s fond of vintage cars. He invites Sam to go for a drive, a pact is made and an adventure begins.
SAUNA THE DEAD -Dir. Frederic | 20 mins
A night in a sauna turns into a fight for survival. Two men must over-come prejudice and join forces in taking down a horde of towel-wearing zombies. Who will live to see the dawn..?
CROSSROAD -Dir. Leon Lopez | 11 mins
Liam, a young man wrecked with confusion after an incident that one night guides him on a mission of self-discovery where the choices he faces may risk changing his life forever.
DAWN -Dir. Jake Graf | 13 mins
As dawn creeps across London, two lost outcasts meet in the darkness, as the sun begins to rise, and the veil of the night is lifted, the pair look into the cold light of day for hope.
TROUSER BAR -Dir. Kristen Bjorn | 18 mins
Set in a London gentlemen’s outfitters c. 1976 and taking inspiration from the emotions aroused by the love of corduroy, leather and tight trousers, two men enter Sir John’s Trouser Bar, little do they know the adventure that await them. With cameos including Barry Cryer, Julian Clary, Miss Hope Springs and Nigel Havers
