Project Detail

Chemsex

Synopsis

A shorthand term made popular by gay men in recent years for the use of drugs (specifically crystal meth, GHB and mephedrone) in a sexual context, ‘chemsex’ has been seen by some as a significant contributing factor in the rise of HIV diagnoses in London... In this unflinching documentary, we meet a host of men whose lives have been affected, from self-confessed ‘slammers’ to sexual health workers, each of whom talk candidly about the pleasures and perils associated with the scene. (LFF brochure)
BFI London Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2015
Type of project: Features
Running time: 80 mins
Director: William Fairman, Max Gogarty
Producer: Al Brown, Jacqui Edenbrow, William Fairman, Max Gogarty, Kevin Sutcliffe
Editor: Marta Velasquez, Graham Taylor
Director of Photography: Benjie Croce, William Fairman, Max Gogarty
Composer: Daniel Harle

Genre

LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

VICE

Jacqui Edenbrow
New North Place
London
EC2A 4JA

Sales Company

c/o VICE

Al Brown
Jacqui Edenbrow
New North Place
London
EC2A 4JA

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