Ever had anonymous gay sex with someone you met online? It’s okay. Most of us have. We just don’t talk about it a lot. This kaleidoscopic short takes a graphic, unsimulated look at several seriously sexy hookups—cross-cutting between scenes of hot, hung men in action. This one is for adults only!
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MATES a film by Antonio da Silva
Camera, editing and sound design: Antonio Da Silva
Cast: Mates from online flirting/mobile phone applications
Music: Anklepants
Year: 2011
Length: 04:50
THANKS to everyone that donated to watch and support my work!!!
Screenings
2013:
Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Canada.
PopPorn Film Festival, Brazil.
2012:
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia.
- Mix NYC, USA.
- Mix Brasil
- Slovak Queer Film Festival, Slovakia.
- Pink Screens Film Festival Brussels, Belgium.
- Rochester LGBT Film and Video Festival, USA.
- Perlen / Hannovers Queer Film Festival, Germany.
- InDPanda International Short Film Festival, Hong Kong, China.
- Radical Queer D.I.Y. Film Fest Berlin, Germany.
- MIX Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival, Israel.
- North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, USA.
- Perv Queerotic Film Festival, Australia.
- Philadelphia QFest, LGBT Film Festival, USA.
- Gaze, Dublin LGBT film festival, Ireland.
- Out Takes film festival, New Zealand.
- Fringe East London Gay Film Festival, UK.
- Strangelove Film Fest, Belgium.
- Amsterdam Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Netherlands.
2011:
- Cork Film Festival, Ireland.
- Queer Lisboa Film Festival, Portugal.
- Barcelona Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Spain.
- Berlin Porn Film Festival, Germany.
- Hamburg lesbian and gay film festival, Germany.
Reviews/links:
buttmagazine.com/blog/tips/mates/
jwillmoran.com/2013/02/04/mates-2011-antonio-da-silva/
fringefilmfest.com/blog/3005/interview-with-antonio-da-silva
ipsilon.publico.pt/cinema/texto.aspx?id=294630
© Antonio da Silva