beats,
rhymes
& life
The Cat and the Canary
film
skool
Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard lead a fabulous cast through in Elliott Nugent’s The Cat and the Canary (1939).
Based on a famous stage play and silent classic, the action centers around a group of relatives at the reading of a will, located in an old dark house in the bayous of Louisiana. Everyone is suspicious of everyone and to make matters worse, a homicidal maniac has escaped from the local looney bin and plans to murder them all.
Loaded with a combination of thrills and laughs, the cast includes; veteran horror actors George Zucco, as a suspicious lawyer and Oscar winner Gale Sondergaard in another of her evil housekeeper role. Halloween fun at it’s Hollywood best! Steve Hayes
Dry Wind
film
skool
Sandro is shy, hirsute, and horny. Factory worker by day, he keeps his head down just enough not to be spotted eyeing the ample flesh on display at his local pool. But after a few glances shared with the younger and sexier Ricardo, enough has been said. A few chance encounters in the woodlands, and a memorably explicit moment at a county fair, take us on an erotic trip out of the mundane of Sandro's life. But just as things start to make sense, in walks Maicon, a man who seems like he literally stepped out a Tom of Finland sketch, and upends everything. Stylish and explicit, Daniel Nolasco's 'Dry Wind' sets a new standard for original queer erotic cinema.
Dry Wind, a film by Daniel Nolasco.
Complete Strangers
film
skool
When Robert (Pau Maso), a recovering alcoholic, returns to Budapest to reconnect with friends; he also meets the enigmatic Hugo (Matthew Crawley), a tall blue-eyed stranger who quickly gains his trust by giving him what he craves most. Robert willingly accepts Hugo's proposal of a weekend getaway, against the advice of his inner circle. What begins as an idyllic weekend takes a sinister turn when Hugo's true intentions are revealed.
Complete Strangers, a film by Pau Masó.
Daddy
film
skool
After the death of his wife, an 80-year-old man (Ron Rifkin) checks into The Plaza Hotel to celebrate their first anniversary apart, hiring a male escort (Dylan Sprouse) to take her place.
Daddy, a film by Christian Coppola.
This Night
film
skool
High school friends, Red (JR Torres) and Nikko (JM Masangkay) meet once again at a reunion after a long period of estrangement. After awkward conversations spark an old connection between them, they wind up leaving the party and go into a nighttime, melancholic journey throughout the streets of Manila. Unfortunately, both know that this might be their only night together.
This Night, a film by Pao Bernardo.
Victor Yates
beats,
rhymes
& life
Death Sentence is a spoken word performance commenting on Blackness, police violence, queerness, and survival. The Black queer political art performance artists hope to help audience members work through and heal from the trauma of police brutality against Black bodies.
Victor Yates, spoken word artist, will use performative techniques, body paint, and symbols of violence to heighten tension in the performance as he speaks an original poem containing the last words of Black people murdered by the police.
The performance will be recorded and presented on the City of West Hollywood’s website with a Q&A session with the artist to provide context for the performance and shape the conversation surrounding police violence.
Victor Yates is a writer and storyteller. He works as a freelance writer for a local L.A.-based LGBT quarterly publication. He also directed his first documentary film two years ago and is in the final stages of editing the film. He is currently working on his second novel. His first novel, A Love Like Blood, won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction.
Death Sentence, a spoken word performance by Victor Yates, premieres 23rd October at 7pm (EST), followed by a live Q&A with the artist.
Bag
film
skool
Paolo (Ross Pesigan), an openly gay young professional is unlucky in love. But college buddy Carlo (Wayne Avellano) is there everytime he goes through a breakup.
Bag, a film by Chris Cahilig.
The One You Never Forget
film
skool
As 14-year-old Carey (London Curtis) prepares for his first dance, his father sets out to get the perfect picture. But when Carey refuses to let his dad meet his date, a split second decision must be made.
The One You Never Forget, a film by Morgan Jon Fox.
Doug Locke
beats,
rhymes
& life
His new EP, Why? (Lunar II), is out now. Find more Locke at KAOS.
No Clothes
film
skool
Alan (Jordan Firstman) meets Joseph (Tommy Lewis) in a laundromat while doing his weekly laundry, and their eyes meet. What begins as a potential romantic opportunity, soon becomes a chase through the streets of New York City. A chase for stolen clothes.
No Clothes, a film by Hugo Kenzo.
Danny Boy
film
skool
A group of young offenders from different social backgrounds sentenced to work in a community service program discover they have a lot in common, forming close friendships in the unlikeliest of situations.
Danny (Naomi Chester) falls for straight girl Lola (Rosa Caines), who thinks Danny's a boy, but what starts out as a misunderstanding turns into something serious. Ravi (Anthony Pius) has a new guy he is dating but is determined to keep it a secret. Amidst the secrets and lies they are hiding from each other, they are all forced to evaluate the choices they have made...
Danny Boy, a film written by Rochelle Payne, and directed by Veronica Fearon.
Delivery Boy
film
skool
Delivery Boy, a gay tale that “fuses timeless themes of love and class differences with a vibrant new story”, screened in more than twenty five film festivals around the world, including San Francisco’s Frameline and the Iris Prize in Wales.
Hard-working Chunho delivers dumplings to fancy apartments in Hong Kong. Among his deliveries, he pines for the cute British expat who seems not to notice him whenever he shows up with his steaming package. But just when things start to look romantic for these two, class differences threaten to get in the way.
Delivery Boy, a film by Hugo Kenzo.
Jigz & Titus: A Story
Life's A
Goddamn
Laugh Riot
"Titus, what are you searching for in your patently empty accordion file?" Jigz asked worriedly.
His expression serious, Titus whipped out a printed document, and thrust it at the worried-looking, yet handsome, young man. "This," he said. "Did you know that Vanessa Williams, who played aerobics instructor Rhonda Blair on the first season of Melrose Place, wasn’t asked back for season two?"
Jigz studied the document carefully, aware that the words printed there bore no relation to the discussion at hand. "Sure," he said. “They couldn't write for a black character."
And then they had sex.
The end.
