The Gay Agenda 27

Read Aloud (2015)
Justin is a film editor surrounded by performances. Sick of sitting in a dark room watching others, he starts to envision ‘70s cabaret style performances of his own. When a new relationship starts to develop, Justin has to decide how badly he wants to come out from behind the camera.
This short film is about performance on and off stage – how Justin performs his roles as a gay man, as an editor, and as a twenty-something sexual being.
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Blake Pruitt
Cast: Isaac Josephthal, Jose Sepulveda, Roko Scherer, and Heather Litteer
Subtitles: English

The Surf Report (2016)
K, a surfer from the Rockaways, goes out to surf one day and never returns. Did he leave town? Go on a bender and never come back? Drown? Freddie, his grieving lover, can’t face attending K’s memorial service and instead seeks solace in a local surf bar. Inexplicably drawn into a session with a mysterious tarot reader, Freddie finds himself questioning his own rituals and beliefs as he searches for answers. What begins as a lark turns deadly serious as the film glides toward a tragic reunion.
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Courtney Powell
Cast: Alice Carey, Frankie LaPace, Matthew Maher
Subtitles: English

Trigger (2022)
Anthony, a twenty-nine-year-old gay actor auditions for a reality TV show. The casting director immediately asks stereotyping questions, about his sexual orientation and consequently his taste in men. The questions become more intrusive, triggering a memory of a house party, and a traumatic event in his life.
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English, French, Farsi
Director: Yorgo Glynatsis and Chloe Potamiti
Cast: Yorgo Glynatsis, Sarah Griffin, Tom Pitiris, Robby Khela, Reza Diako, Tania Pieri
Subtitles: English

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