Project Detail

Sleazy Tiger

Alan Cumming and Jay Newton present a birthday cake to us in front of a gold slash curtain. They look skimpily dressed and cheeky.

Andrew Perry

Synopsis

Hopeless romantic Alan is having a great first date with vegan heartthrob Blair, but when Blair gives him a jar of homemade kimchi, Alan struggles to control his erotic desire and finds himself in Horny Hell fighting to get back.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Palm Springs International Film Festival ShortFest 2025
Official Selection Official Selection PÖFF Shorts - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2026

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 min
Director: James Ley
Producer: Laura McBride and Jack Cowhig
Executive Producer: Sean Greenhorn
Editor: Jack Goessens
Screenwriter: James Ley
Director of Photography: Leon Brehony
Production Designer: Richard Evans
Sound: David McKeitch
Composer: Danny Krass
Principal cast: Jay Newton, Alan Cumming, Santino Smith, Kyle Gardiner, Jack Douglas

Genre

Action Comedy Drama LGBTQIA+ Romance Scottish

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

LAURA MCBRIDE

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