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The Male Gaze: First Kiss
The Male Gaze: First Kiss

The Male Gaze: First Kiss

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The Male Gaze is a new series of releases from New Queer Visions that showcases short LGBTQ films from across the world. The first instalment, First Kiss, brings together five shorts that are based around men experiencing romantic and/or sexual interaction with other men for the first time. It takes in films from Sweden, Indonesia, USA, Australia and France giving a rounded look at how similar experiences are depicted across the world. The films are: Naked [Naken] (2013); Pria (2017); Walk With Me (2018), One Night Only (2018); Michel's Mouse [Tapette] (2016).

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

3.9/10

Release Date

12 November 2018

Country

United States of America

Cast

Evan Todd

Evan Todd

Ryan (segment Walk With Me)

Grant Jordan

Grant Jordan

Eric (segment Walk With Me)

Boone Platt

Boone Platt

Brandon (segment Walk with Me)

Caroline Anglade

Caroline Anglade

Charlotte (segment Michel's Mouse)

Satya Dusaugey

Satya Dusaugey

Michel (segment Michel's Mouse)

Jacob McCarthy

Jacob McCarthy

Peter J. Roberts (segment Pria)

Tim May

Tim May

Theo (segment One Night Only)

Henric Gustavsson

Henric Gustavsson

Anthony (segment Naked)

Magdalena Sverlander

Magdalena Sverlander

Isabella (segment Naked)

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