CLOSETS
THE GROUNDBREAKING SHORT FILM THROWING OPEN THE CLOSET DOOR ON GROWING UP AS A GAY TEEN
WORDS: CLIFF JOANNOU
I wanted to make something that was accessible to younger LGBT youths, rather than a lot of LGBT cinema which is aimed at adults,” says Closets director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan.
Closets is a new short film that highlights the very real issue of self-harming amongst gay teens…
The film has pulled together an impressive cast. Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street, Cucumber) plays the mother of Ben (Ceallach Spellman, also last seen in Cucumber), a teenager struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. Life takes a strange turn when 16 year-old Henry (Tommy Knight) is mysteriously transported from the same bedroom in 1986 directly into Ben’s world 30 years into the future, literally stepping out of the closet into his room. Born decades apart, Ben and Henry act as a lifeline for each other in the face of homophobic bullying. While there have been huge leaps forward in gay rights during the 30 years between them, life for gay teens hasn’t improved all that much.
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