Funny Boner

Shorts, total 78 min.
Location: Chicago Filmmakers
2:00 PM

Society tells people to be and do many things—to be straight, to be skinny, and even to adopt fashionable “gaybies.” These comedic short films challenge conceptions of what is normal and what is hip, each with a sense of humor and satirical edge.

children of the dune short filmChildren of the Dune
Greg Scarnici & Josh Rosenzweig (USA, 2010, 18 min.)
What happens to the children when it is no longer fashionable for gay men to have gaybies? They're abandoned in the dunes of Fire Island, where they band together and form a murderous tribe known as “Children of the Dune.”

in the beginning short filmIn the Beginning (Au Commencement)
Leprince Laurent (Belgium, 2011, 6 min.)
Two gay sperms were never meant to fertilize an egg. But what if Life decides otherwise?

why does god hate me short filmWhy Does God Hate Me?
Joel Ashton McCarthy (Canada, 2011, 15 min.)
A 14-year-old boy’s best friend tries to “cure” him of being gay.

healing waters short filmHealing Waters
Nickolas Bird (Australia, 2011, 9 min.)
Wendell Omeara is a homosexual and he doesn't know it. He seeks a cure from the Christian group “Healing Waters,” but finally realizes that his true happiness will be found with a man he meets in a public toilet.

4 pounds short film4 Pounds
Josh Levy (Canada, 2010, 7 min.)
Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall) plays an actor determined to lose four pounds in four weeks, even if it leads to self-destruction.

skinnyfat short filmSkinnyfat
Andy Bydalek (USA, 2010, 24 min.)
When a skinny hipster becomes convinced he's overweight, he and his friend try every trick in the book to shave off the pounds and sculpt their abs.

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