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Lovers are great but sometimes having good friends can be better.
That's the lesson four gay buddies learn in this snappy independent film
from record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' own production company.
By making its four leads African American or Hispanic, Punks breaks
new ground by bending and blending the genres of gay romantic comedy and
the music and dance-infused hip contemporary drama. And drama develops
early on when Hill, the HIV-positive elder statesman of the bunch, spots
his cute French boyfriend kissing another man at his 30th birthday party
and flips out. Then there's fashion photographer Marcus, the true center
of the story, who yearns to capture real life (and real hotties) on film,
but never seems to connect, or get to bed with anyone. Dante, the
youngest, and the only Latin in the group, still lives with his wealthy
parents in Beverly Hills and experiences life as though it were one long
party - until eventually reality bites. Last but never least is Miss
Crystal, the street-smart diva leader of the drag queen act The Sisters.
Their extravagant production numbers at the gay club Miss Smokie's, built
around the classic disco songs of Sister Sledge, are woven in and out of
the film and serve as a counterpoint to the story. When super-hunk
Darby moves in next door to Marcus (whose pool-side home is the group's
de facto headquarters), and the camera lovingly lingers on his shirtless
sweaty torso as he unloads his van, the plot thickens. With Miami-familiar
faces Kevin Aviance (Miss Smokie herself) and Nayib Estefan in a surprise
cameo appearance, and a kicking soundtrack of classic and original songs
ready for radio play.
Director Patrik -Ian Polk will attend the screening and discuss his
work with the audience.
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Preceded by Rick & Steve the Happiest
Gay Couple in All the World, Dir. Q. Allan Brocka, United States
FLORIDA PREMIERE
Little Lego-toy gay men and lesbians populate the world of
this uproarious stop-animation comic short that screened at this yearís Sundance
Film Festival, as did Punks.
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