For Dorian
2012 Canadian film
- June 2, 2012 (2012-06-02)
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For Dorian is a 2012 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Rodrigo Barriuso.[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 co-winner with Antoine Bourges's East Hastings Pharmacy of the Lindalee Tracey Award.[5]
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.[6]
References
- ^ Cecilia Crespo, "For Dorian, por Rodrigo para conmover y hacernos pensar". OnCuba News, June 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "Queer Offerings From The 2013 Slamdance Film Festival, Sundance’s Little Sister". Queerty, January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Five films to look out for at the Ryerson University Film Festival". Ryerson Folio, May 31, 2012.
- ^ "Weekly roundup: distribution, awards and funding news". Playback, June 7, 2013.
- ^ Peter Knegt, "‘When I Walk,’ ‘Dragon Girls’ Top Hot Docs Winners". IndieWire, May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals – DVD Review". Candid, March 17, 2014.
External links
- For Dorian at IMDb
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Inside Out Film and Video Festival Award for Best Canadian Film
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