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FILIPINO DIRECTOR AUREAUS SOLITO BRINGS "BOY" TO AMERICAN RETAIL THIS SUMMER
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer - 06-28-10 - 11:00 a.m. PDT
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Acclaimed Filipino director Aureaus Solito (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros) adds another film to his run of critically successful features with his latest, BOY [2010], the story of a sensitive young poet who finds himself enthralled by a macho dancer named Aries.In spite of the difference in backgrounds, the poet pursues Aries after gathering the money to buy a night with the dancer.
Called “exquisitely tender” (Frameline) and an “authentically gay story” (Seattle International Film Fest), BOY [2010] portrays an unforgettable experience in a young man’s life.
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Auraeus Solito's first feature film The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros won 15 international awards. A gay love story set in Manila, Solito's film was a part of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, the Las Palmas Film Festival, and the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and won three awards at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival.
His film also earned a Best Foreign Film nomination at the 2007 Film Independent's Spirit Awards.Circumcision, his second feature film, won Best Picture and Best Director at the Digital Competition at the 2005 CineManila Film Festival and the NETPAC Jury Prize at the Berlinale, International Forum for New Cinema;
2nd Prize for Best Feature Film at the Montreal Film Festival. He made Philippine Science, his third dramatic feature film, in 2007, which won awards at the 14th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France.
Check out what the press is saying about Boy [2010]:
“Unapologetically romantic.” – GAY.COM
“A fascinatingly subtly tense slice of gay life in a country quite different from ours.” – LA WEEKLY
“The tenderness of the central love story and sincerity of the story line are compelling.”
– SF CHRONICLE
“Funny, touching story . . . demonstrates the director’s growing poise and talent . . . brings an inventive and delicate sensibility to this authentic gay story.”
– SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST
“Pure pleasure from start to finish!” – FRAMELINE, SAN FRANCISCO LGBT FILM FEST
“Nicely recalls BREATHLESS’ half-hour bedroom sequence.” – PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY
“Banned in Singapore for normalizing homosexuality!” – THE STRAITS TIME
Retailers can contact Leyla Farah at Leyla@cause-pr.com or Bettie Owen at BettieO@wolfvideo.com. Wolfe Releasing is now taking pre-orders on this gem! Official Street Date is set for August 10, 2010.
DVD SRP US: $19.95
DVD SRP CAN: $24.95
DVD Part#: WOL4727D
DVD UPC: 754703763426
DVD ISBN: 978-1-935423-19-5
GENRE: Gay Foreign
RATING: Not Rated
TRT: 80 Minutes. Color
STUDIO: Wolfe Video
TERRITORY: USA & CANADA
Language: Tagalog with English Subtitles
For more information on setting up a wholesale account, visit www.wolfereleasing.com
