JOHNNY esplora lotta quotidiana di due uomini che convivono con sentimenti di vergogna e colpa legati alla loro identità sessuale. I due uomini passano insieme una notte in cui sono costretti a guardare in faccia chi sono realmente. JOHNNY affronta il problema del coming out e dell’invecchiamento degli uomini gay al mondo d’oggi in cui coesistono bullismo e omofobia interiorizzata e molte persone LGBT si prostituiscono per sopravvivere.
Biografia del regista
Nato e cresciuto in Massachusetts, Micah Stuart ha lavorato per oltre dieci anni nel mondo del cinema a Los Angeles. Prima di dirigere e produrre il suo primo film, Micah ha studiato regia e montaggio alla UCLA. Ha lavorato come assistente di produzione e realizzato trailer di film (Eat Pray Love, Immortals, Young Adult) e film (Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town, Dark Hearts, Bitch Slap). Il suo primo film da regista, The Ballerina And The Rocking Horse, ha vinto numerosi premi. Il suo ultimo cortometraggio Johnny è stato selezionato da importanti festival cinematografici in tutto il mondo.
JOHNNY explores the struggle of two men coping with feelings of guilt and shame in connection to their sexual identities. The men share a brief, yet emotionally-charged night that forces them both to see themselves for who they truly are. JOHNNY navigates the complicated journey of coming out and coming of age as a gay man in today’s world – exploring themes of bullying, internalized homophobia, and a growing population of LGBT youth who find themselves turning to sex work in order to survive.
Director Biography
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Micah Stuart has spent over a decade working in the Los Angeles film industry. After getting his start producing an independent feature film, he decided to study filmmaking from the ground up and shifted his focus to editing. Beginning as a production assistant on the ground floor of a trailer company, he quickly advanced to become an editor, working on movie trailers (Eat Pray Love, Immortals, Young Adult) and independently, films (Izzy Gets The F*ck Across Town, Dark Hearts, Bitch Slap).
As his knowledge of storytelling and his cinematic vision grew, Micah once again shifted his focus, this time to directing. After studying at UCLA, he made his debut as a director with the film, The Ballerina And The Rocking Horse, an award-winning sci-fi drama. He has since directed many projects, including Johnny, which has been selected to show in a number of film festivals this year.
In programmazione
Lunedì 14 novembre 2016 ore 19
