SPARKLING
CANDLES
SHORT LGBTQI+ | 10' | 2019
A short queer film by Thanasis Neofotistos about
intimacy, play, and the cute weirdness before sex!
SYNOPSIS
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"A heartfelt queer moment turned into cinema, simple, honest and full of life!"
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A young guy, listening to “Power Of Love” on repeat, gets prepared to offer himself as a sex-toy to his boyfriend, as a celebration gift for their 3rd anniversary. A tender story about queer love, desire, and the lovely weirdness that happens before gay sex.
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
"This film is a farewell-letter to my home and a tribute to all gay-“normality”, dedicated to the cuteness and weirdness of stuff ...before sex!"
-Thanasis-
TRAILER
TITLE: SPARKLING CANDLES
ΤΙΤΛΟΣ: ΣΠΙΝΘΗΡΟΒΟΛΑ ΚΕΡΑΚΙΑ
GENRE: LGBTQI+ Short Film
KEYS: Queer | Sexy | Funny |
RUNTIME: 10min
FORMAT: HD | 4:3 | 24fps | DCP, Digital File | 5.1 |
COUNTRY: Greece (Greek)
SUBTITLES: English
YEAR: 2019
SPECS
STILLS
BACKSTAGE
MAKING-OF
FILM DIRECTION
Thanasis Neofotistos
SCREENPLAY
Thanasis Neofotistos
Grigoris Skarakis
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Fanourios Kazakis
EDITING & COLOR
Panos Angelopoulos
CAST
Yorgos Samaras
SOUND & DESIGN
Chistos Sakellariou
MUSIC
Kostas Chaliasas
PRODUCTION
NF-Films
SEE-EES (Gr Director's Guild)
CREDITS
INTERNATIONAL SALES
Radiator IP Sales
FUN FACTS
● The song, that the young guy hears on repeat, is Céline Dion : "The Power of Love".
● The film is like a part of a mixed tape - a quick guide before sex - made as an old DVC Camcorder's Cassette.
● The location/house of the film was the home of the film director.
● It's the actor's Yorgos Samaras first film.
● Our mascot's name of the film is the yellow toy with hearts: The Heart-Boy!
● 43rd FRAMELINE LGBTQ+ (2019) - World Premiere
● 59th THESSALONIKI (2018)
● 18th PINK Screens Brussels (2019)
● 3rd FAROE Islands Minority IFF (2019)
● 30th HAMBUURG Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage IFF (2019)
● 4th NAHIA Film Fest Spain (2019)
● 27th QUEER SCREEN Mardi Gras IFF Sydney (2020)
● 23rd AMSTERDAM LGBTQ+ Film Festival (2020)
● 35th FREIBURG Schwule Filmwoche Germany (2020)
& 40 more IFF!
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