For Dorian

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For Dorian
For Dorian poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byRodrigo Barriuso
Written byRodrigo Barriuso
Produced byRodrigo Barriuso
Davina Rimmer
StarringRon Lea
Dylan Harman
CinematographyKelly Jeffrey
Edited byMichelle Szemberg
Music byMichael Vincent
Production
company
El Pensamiento Films
Release date
  • June 2, 2012 (2012-06-02)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

For Dorian is a Canadian short drama film, directed by and released in 2012.[1] The film stars Ron Lea as Oliver Baum, the father of a child with Down syndrome (Dylan Harman) who is struggling to come to terms with his son's sexual awakening as gay.[2]

The film premiered in 2012 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of the Ryerson University Film Festival, the annual festival of short films by Ryerson University film students.[3] Its subsequent screenings included the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival[2] and the 2013 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where it won the juried award for Best Canadian Film.[4]

It was subsequently included in Boys on Film 11: We Are Animals, the eleventh volume of Peccadillo Pictures' Boys on Film DVDs of gay-themed short films.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Cecilia Crespo, "For Dorian, por Rodrigo para conmover y hacernos pensar". OnCuba News, June 1, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Queer Offerings From The 2013 Slamdance Film Festival, Sundance’s Little Sister". Queerty, January 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "Five films to look out for at the Ryerson University Film Festival". Ryerson Folio, May 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "Weekly roundup: distribution, awards and funding news". Playback, June 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals – DVD Review". Candid, March 17, 2014.

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