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Homo Emo: Shorts

Looking for an alternative to gym-toned bodies, flashy fashionistas, and obsessions with pop divas? Youll find your kind in these sweet short films. From indie kids to family outcasts, these quirky and sensitive guys will touch you in more ways than a one-night stand.

DISH
Brian Harris Krinsky; 2009; US; 15 min.
Young emo Israel idolizes adorable Ricky, right down to his hip hairstyle. But hes not quite ready to take his emulation all the way.

I QUIT
Dave Sarrafian; 2009; US; 20 min.
Unlucky in love, a young man decides he's finished with men, despite the help and high jinks of his well-meaning friends.

KING JOHN
Jean-Phillippe Labadie; 2009; France; 19 min. (subtitled)
A deaf youth is named king, only to be imprisoned by his spiteful siblings. Magic and imagination are his only companions in this beautifully stylized dark fable.

AFTER
Mark Pariselli; 2009; Canada; 13 min.
Go inside the minds of three geeky guys, each of them longing for the same hunk. Inspired by Dennis Cooper's poem "After School, Street Football, Eighth Grade."

Total Running Time: 68 min.