Where Lies the Homo?
| Where Lies the Homo? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean-François Monette |
| Written by | Jean-François Monette |
| Produced by | Jean-François Monette |
| Cinematography | Michael Wees |
| Edited by | Jean-François Monette |
Release date |
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Running time | 35 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Where Lies the Homo? is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Jean-François Monette and released in 1999.[1]
Summary
A film collage, the film is composed of diverse video clips from theatrical films, home videos, cartoons and other found footage, compiled into an essay film about Monette's own journey toward constructing his personal identity as a gay man.[2]
Background
Monette described the film as partially a response to the 1995 documentary film The Celluloid Closet, which he felt had missed some important moments of LGBTQ representation in underground and experimental film.[3]
Release and reception
The film was screened at various film festivals in 1999,[4] most notably in the Perspective Canada program at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] It won the award for Best Gay and Lesbian Film Award at the 1999 Ann Arbor Film Festival.[3]
References
- ^ Marni Weisz, "A well-crafted festival". Telegraph-Journal, July 8, 1999.
- ^ Thomas Waugh, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780773576803. pp. 338-339.
- ^ a b "The wonderful world of shorts". Playback, September 6, 1999.
- ^ LESBIAN AND GAY FILM FESTIVAL - SF GATE
- ^ Finbarr O'Reilly, "The Five Senses grabs a film festival top spot: The Toronto film festival's Canadian series explores themes ranging from a child's abduction to adolescence". National Post, July 28, 1999.