Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2009

NEUROTICA | Nick Wauters In this 'filmed-in-one-shot' follow-up to his 2005 award-winning comedy short 'Ryan's Life', director Nick Wauters gets inside the minds of the patrons of a gay bar. And it's not pretty. Dolls | Randy Caspersen When teenager Thomas rediscovers his dolls in the attic, his mother demands they go and insists that he work the annual garage sale where a devilish ten-year-old boy defaces the beloved childhood toys. As he struggles to save his dolls, his mother begins to see the part of her son she always overlooked. Bloom | Lance Larson Love’s labor is lost at an auto dealership when misplaced affections lead to tragedy and self-discovery You, Me and Him | Daniel Ribeiro Lovers Danilo and Marcos commit to moving in together. But after a family tragedy leaves Danilo as the guardian of his little brother, things get turned upside down.. Can the three of them become a family or will responsibility force Danilo and Marcos apart? James | Connor Clements Focusing on a boy in Northern Ireland isolated by his sexuality and alienated from his family due to his parent’s marital troubles, “James” reaches out in desperation to his teacher for support and guidance. The Postcard | Josh Kim At the post office, a handsome customer grabs everyone’s attention when he starts to mail mysterious postcards. The two girls behind the counter battle over the meaning of this stranger’s actions, but the battle is misplaced, as one of the girls is soon to discover... Boycrazy | John Sobrack Corey enjoys the single gay life, yet is still searching for love in his everyday life, in such places as the gym, beach and a singing chat room! When two love interests pursue Corey at the same time, co-worker, Derek and ex-boyfriend, Nathan, Corey must decide between them. In a world of four sexy Dancers, along with his roommate Rebecca and her girlfriend, Sam, Corey explores his priorities and celebrates the joys of dating in this delightful musical. Weak Species | Dan Faltz Seducing his classmates gives Steve a sense of purpose and fuels his art and poetry. When Steve sets his sights on the school star athlete, he starts a cat and mouse chase, which could ruin him and his idol. George copes with the stress of his mother's cancer and strained relationship with his father by cutting class and using drugs. Hooking up with a stranger in an effort to lose himself, George finds himself in a life or death situation.

36 hours in the lives of a number of gay men in Clapham, South London. From a civil partnership ceremony to a heated dinner party, five stories are woven into London from school and work, to bars and clubs, during one hot summer’s night.