Project Detail

The Act

Synopsis

Effeminate, depraved and looking for love. 1965, the eve of decriminalisation for acts of male homosexuality. Matthews, a young gay man at odds with the world discovers love, sex and a family in the backstreets and underground bars of Soho.
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021

Details

Year
2020
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
17 min 58 sec
Director
Thomas Hescott
Producer
Elettra Pizzi
Executive Producer
Oliver Kent
Editor
David l'Anson
Screenwriter
Pete Lawson, Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Hescott
Director of Photography
Chris Fergusson
Production Designer
Kelly Pyner
Sound
Lewis Todd
Music
Nathan Klein
Principal cast
Samuel Barnett, Simon Lennon, Cyril Nri, Annette Badland
Costume Designer
Claire Collins
Hair and Makeup
Chloe Edwards
Casting
Katy Covell, Ollie Gilbert

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Production Status

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