
26 Aug 1987

Funny Boy
Micky leaves his provincial and bourgeois background and leaves to live in Paris, where he performs as a transvestite singer in a cabaret.
As Boys On Film reaches the end of its teenage years, we take a look at those unique boys who go one step further, who excite, invigorate, and always impress, who break boundaries, shape their worlds and are more than what they appear. Volume 19: No Ordinary Boy includes ten complete films: Scott T. Hinson's "Michael Joseph Jason John" also starring Eric Robledo; Abhishek Verma's animated "The Fish Curry"; Ben Allen's "Blood Out Of A Stone" starring Alex Austin and Oisín Stack; David Färdmar's "No More We" starring Jonathan Andersson and Björn Elgerd; Jannik Splidsboel's "Between Here & Now" starring Francesco Martino and Peder Bille; Amrou Al-Kadhi's "Run(a)way Arab" also starring Ahd and Omar Labek; Dean Loxton's "Meatoo" starring Calum Speed and Warren Rusher; Jake Graf's "Dusk" starring Elliott Sailors, Sue Moore, and Duncan James; Leon Lopez's "Jermaine & Elsie" starring Marji Campi and Ashley Campbell; and Marco Alessi's "Four Quartets" with Laurie Kynaston.
The Trick (segment "Michael Joseph Jason John")
Dan (segment "Blood Out Of A Stone")
Michael (segment "Blood Out Of A Stone")
Fran (segment "Blood Out Of A Stone")
Hampus (segment "No More We")
Adrian (segment "No More We")
Tony (segment "Between Here & Now")
Oscar (segment "Between Here & Now")
Man (segment "Between Here & Now")
Halima (segment "Run[a]way Arab")
Nazeem/Queen Za Dream (segment "Run[a]way Arab")
Young Nazeem (segment "Run[a]way Arab")
Actor (segment "Meatoo")
Director (segment "Meatoo")
Older Chris (segment "Dusk")
Adult Chris (segment "Dusk")
Imagined Chris (segment "Dusk")
Adult Julie (segment "Dusk")
Older Julie (segment "Dusk")
Elsie (segment "Jermaine & Elsie")
26 Aug 1987
Micky leaves his provincial and bourgeois background and leaves to live in Paris, where he performs as a transvestite singer in a cabaret.
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