
First Queer Lion Awarded in Venice
VENICE, ITALY -- Ed Radtke's film Speed of
Life won the Queer Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, a new
prize for the best film that accurately portrays gay themes or
characters.
Speed of Life tells the story of Sammer (Jeremy Allen White,) a
gay 13 year old boy who escapes the streets of New York City by stealing
video cameras from tourists. He and his friends retreat to their working
class neighborhood of Brooklyn to quickly sell the cameras, but Sammer
always keeps the tapes.
Alone in his bedroom and editing on a rack of stolen computers, Sammer
explores this world of footage, infatuated by all the far away places
and other people's seemingly happy lives. While slowly stashing enough
money away so he, too, can travel to these distant places, Sammer must
first deal with his older brother who is getting out of prison, while
also caring for his ailing foster mother.
As Sammer and his gang skip school, camp on the rooftops of buildings or
dream of being in the Olympics, they are confronted by a host of
characters who stand in their way.
Find out more about the movie at
www.emergingpictures.com
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