It’s Time for Some Gay Sex in the City
New Fest 2008 – June 5th – 15th
June 3rd, 2008
If you’re a New Yorker, take a break from whatever sleaze you have planned and head over to 34th St for a little culture this weekend.
Photo from Chuecatown (2007) – independent film from Spain
There’s a film festival called the New Fest which features some really great queer movies and documentaries.
Of course, you know if I’m writing about it, there must be some sex in it … and there is! Although you won’t find any cum shots or assholes spread invitingly open, there are quite a few movies worth checking out. (A full schedule is online at newfest.org)
In the past couple years, the selection has been pretty tame (Too many lesbian road-trip movies and gay parenting documentaries.) This year’s line-up promises more of what freaks like me enjoy … sexy boys and nude scenes!
One documentary that I’ll be sure to catch is Luchando, a Cuban documentary about the sex trade. Here’s the plot synopsis …
What was once a term synonymous with the revolutionary struggle in Cuba is now used to describe sex work for survival. Shot illegally in Havana, Luchando follows four charismatic hustlers – two macho men, a bisexual female rapper, and a transgender woman – who work the underground gay sex trade, emblematic of the growing division of classes in the socialist holdout.
I’ll also be checking out Clandestinos. Here’s a short description …
In the engaging drama Clandestinos, three teenagers break out of a juvenile detention center and escape to the city. Their cute and charismatic ringleader, Xabi, tries to find his mentor and lover, Iñaki, who is part of a Basque terrorist cell. His clueless friends, Joel and Driss, are more interested in hooking up with two girls they meet on the bus. As Xabi tries to prove himself to Iñaki, he gets in over his head, especially when a john he picks up to rob turns out to be a policeman. Has he gone too far, or is there hope for him yet?
What an interesting plot … and maybe with all that terrorist chasing, someone’s pants will fall down!
The New Fest runs from June 5 to June 15th. Check it out if you can! And if you can’t, support gay filmmakers on DVD. Past New Fest films, like the erotically surreal Mexican movie Broken Sky, are worth checking out.
