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Campfire [Kampvuur] – Gay Short Film 2000 – Movie Review

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Campfire is a coming-out movie set during a short camping trip for scouts in Europe.  Tijl has a crush on Wout, both the total opposite of each other in character.   Tijl is quiet, serious, sensitive, whilst Wout is outgoing without inhibitions and often fails to think through his actions.

Campfire

The movie highlights the many problems of love, especially when you are young and don’t recognise the patterns of love, know anything about the pitfalls, and really don’t know how to communicate your love.  But it also, shows what happens between two individuals when one falls totally in love, and for the other, it is something he wants to experience but not necessarily something he wants to continue.  It also shows the cliquishness of youth, and the rejection of one of the in-crowd because he broke a taboo.

It is a beautifully photographed movie and the music used is in the main subtle and not obtrusive.

The question is really is the movie real?  Would it happen today?  Are the differences in culture?

the movie is real, it feels real, but it is a time capsule.  IN today’s world it would probably be different as today’s youth has so many opportunities for growth in acceptance of gay people,  It is not to say that the rejection will not happen, that on occasions does as you can find out by watching so many of the shortcoming out documentaries on Youtube, but in the main today’s youth is more accepting.  So are there cultural differences; well the movie is from Belgium, and Europe tends to be more open to relationships and love than the conservative United Kingdom or the United States, but social media is changing peoples perceptions.

I would recommend this movie and I know that it was released on DVD, but the chances are that in the main it has passed people by, so if you can find it on one of the TV channel or Youtube watch it and enjoy it.

Campfire

Director:

Bavo Defurne

Writer:

Bavo Defurne

Stars:

Joram Schurmans, Koen Van Heule, Circé Lethem |

 

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“SOG” Gay Short Film – 2019 – Movie Review

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SOG (saugwirking) means suction, wake, PULL, a maelstrom in German, and this short movie has all of that between the two actors ‘Linus’ played by Daniel Dietrich and ‘Jonas’ played by Vincent Lang.

 

Sog • Bundesfestival junger Film

This is a movie showing the flowering of desire and sensuality between the two boys. It is set in a forest during a camping trip with little dialogue and the photography is minimalist – but then it is difficult for it to be anything else in a forest or tent.

It is another story about a need, as was Silver Road which I have already reviewed for you, but the difference here is that both boys need and want each other and have to learn how to handle this.

As with Silver Road, one boy has to take that leap of faith and hope that the right things happen, and fortunately, it does, but not without a little trepidation.  The actors are handsome, and whilst not asked to do much dialogue, they act wonderfully and with depth for the characters they have taken on.

It is a lovely movie that talks about our need to love and to be loved, and how we all strive in some way to have this.

I rate this film as a 7.5, and would recommend it again to anyone and everyone –

Director: Jannik Gensler
Writer: Jannik Gensler
Stars: Daniel Dietrich, Vincent Lang

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Quer saber ?: " SOG " OU Amar, Verbo Intransitivo.

IMDB – SOG

 

YouTube – SOG

 

In 'Time' Video, Steve Grand Cozies Up To Model Daniel Williams, But It's Far From A Perfect Love

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Singer-songwriter Steve Grand finds — and loses — love in snowy Chicago in his latest video, “Time.”
The out star, 25, gets cozy with hunky model Daniel Williams in the clip for the piano-driven pop ballad, which is a cut from his debut album, “All-American Boy,” released March 23.
The video explores the entire course of a relationship — from the couple’s first meeting on an empty train station platform to a fiery breakup, with a playful snowball fight in between — in just over five minutes. Still, there’s a surprise twist at the end.
“My lyric style is definitely very story-driven,” Grand, who has cited Billy Joel, Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen as musical influences, told HuffPost Live earlier this year. “I try to tell stories from my life, whether it’s one single moment in time or something that’s been recurring in my life.”
The album, he said, “is an arc, and every song is a plot point on that arc.”

In ‘Time’ Video, Steve Grand Cozies Up To Model Daniel Williams, But It’s Far From A Perfect Love

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Singer-songwriter Steve Grand finds — and loses — love in snowy Chicago in his latest video, “Time.”
The out star, 25, gets cozy with hunky model Daniel Williams in the clip for the piano-driven pop ballad, which is a cut from his debut album, “All-American Boy,” released March 23.
The video explores the entire course of a relationship — from the couple’s first meeting on an empty train station platform to a fiery breakup, with a playful snowball fight in between — in just over five minutes. Still, there’s a surprise twist at the end.
“My lyric style is definitely very story-driven,” Grand, who has cited Billy Joel, Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen as musical influences, told HuffPost Live earlier this year. “I try to tell stories from my life, whether it’s one single moment in time or something that’s been recurring in my life.”
The album, he said, “is an arc, and every song is a plot point on that arc.”