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Upcoming screenings of the DocumentingIan-produced Boys for Sale in Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland and the Phillippines will bring the total number of festival screenings for the documentary to 40! Meanwhile, a test screening of the new DocumentingIan-directed short documentary The Father’s Love Begotten, about a boy who was sexually abused by a Catholic priest, will be held near Detroit on November 2. Details about all of these screenings can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
Two new films directed by Ian announced
This week two new documentaries directed by Ian were announced. The first is the feature-length version of his 2016 program about end-of-life care, and the second is a short documentary about a young man who was sexually molested by a Catholic priest as a child. More information about these two films can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
“Boys for Sale” awarded in Germany
At its Munich Premier this past weekend in the 2018 Nachtschatten Film Festival, Boys for Sale was honoured with the award for Best Feature Film. More about the festival, award and jury citation can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog. This brings the total number of awards the film has received to seven, six of which were for Best Film.
“Boys for Sale” awarded in India
“Boys for Sale”, on which Ian served as executive producer, received the Best Documentary Feature Award at the KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival in Mumbai. Details about the award, including the jury citation, can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
“Boys for Sale” screening in Switzerland and Germany
Information regarding upcoming screenings of Boys For Sale in Switzerland’s La Fête du Slip Film Festival (May 11-13) and Germany’s Nachtschatten Film Festival (June 21-30) have just been released. Details can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
“Boys for Sale” sells out screening in Sydney
At its Australian premier in the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Films Festival, Boys for Sale screened in front of a sell out crowd. More about the festival and the screening, which was attended by Ian, can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.
“Boys for Sale” awarded at Oxford Film Festival
The DocumentingIan-directed documentary Boys for Sale, about male sex workers in Tokyo, received the Best LGBTQ Feature at this past weekend’s Oxford Film Festival. More information about the festival, award and upcoming screenings of the film can be found on the DocumentingIan Blog.