Auraeus Solito on Banned BOY
The Gay Asian website Fridae spoke with filmmaker Auraeus Solito about his film BOY, which was banned from the 2009 Singapore International Film Festival for “normalising homosexuality.” BOY continues to play at film festivals around the globe and will be released on DVD from Wolfe on July 13, 2010. Describing the circumstances of how and why the film was banned, Solito says:
“Boy is my ode to the erotic Filipino genre, especially the 1988 Macho Dancer movie by Lino Brocka. Macho dancers are like male strippers with a very enticing and sensual way of dancing which I find aesthetically beautiful. Each generation in the Philippines has a “macho dancer” film. This is my deconstruction of that genre.
In the film, an unnamed teenager accepts himself, his homosexuality, when he falls in love with a Macho Dancer. He sells his comic books so that he can afford to buy him for one night. Of course, the climax of the film is when the Boy finally consummates his love with the Macho dancer.
It is this lovemaking scene (according to the festival organisers of SIFF) that the censors have disallowed. It is a very gentle and sensual scene. In fact, I have made series of screening tests in Manila and Amsterdam – and they found the scene sensual and beautiful. That is why I was totally surprised that the censors found this scene not fit for public viewing.”
Read the full interview at: Fridae | Auraeus Solito on his Boy.
To see the trailer for BOY and reserve a copy of the DVD, visit WolfeVideo.com!
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