Cut Sleeve Boys
Synopsis
Mel, an aging scene queen with the ego of Norma Desmond, believes life is a beauty pageant with him always the winner. He rejects the love of Todd, a provincial boy from the Welsh valleys who moves to London to be with him, in favour of quick-fix sex to fight his insecurities. But how long can he sashay down the catwalk when his eye bags are bigger than his Gucci bags?
Ash is tired of the jaded gay scene where steroid bodies and the Atkin's diet are the only offerings on the menu. He meets Diane (a.k.a Dan) a transexual from their college days with a butch, sexy and straight looking ex army boyfriend, Ross. Ash decides the only way for him to find a real man is to cross dress. Will his foray into the wonderland of tranny burrows and tranny chasers bring him his dream man?
With an underground drag club, sex in public toilet and an all male production of the Miss Pacific Rim Beauty Pageant, Cut Sleeve Boys is a quirky stir fried journey of self discovery and a makeover of the British Chinese gay experience.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 86 mins
- Format
- HiDef
- Director
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Ray Yeung 1st Feature
- Producer
- Chowee Leow
- Editor
- Catherine Fletcher, Anuree DeSilva
- Screenwriter
- Ray Yeung
- Director of Photography
- Patrick Duval
- Production Designer
- Malin Lindholm
- Composer
- Paul Turner
- Principal cast
- Chowee Leow, Steven Lim, Gareth Rhys Davies, Neil Collie
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Rice is Nice Productions Ltd.
18 St James StreetLondon W6 9RW
UK
T +44 (0)20 8746 3784
Sales Company
Fortissimo Films
Head OfficeVeermarkt 77-79
1019 DA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T +31 20 627 3215
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