MY BODY (1998)
Director, Screenwriter, Actor:
Joel Moffett
Short Film (30 minutes)
Producer: Matthias Visser
Synopsis: Charlie, a repressed gay man, has anal sex for the first time in his life. As a result, he falls victim to a new and rare disease called Sexually Repressed Shedding Disorder, which leads to the strange duplication of
his body. Charlie discovers that he only has twenty-four hours to “re-integrate” his new body back into his old in order to continue his safe closeted existence.
Awards:
Student Academy Award
Student Emmy Award
The AFI Franklin J. Schaffner
Directing Award
The AFI Amy Rose Birch
Directing Award
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Cinequest
Cannes (Emerging Film-maker)
Los Angeles International Film Festival
Columbus International Film Festival
Reel Affirmations Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival
Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Aspen Shortsfest
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
Vancouver Internationa Film Festival
Nashville International Film Festival
Humboldt International Film Festival
Cindy Award – Gold
Chris Award
New Haven International Film Festival
Carolina Film and Video Festival
Festival Screenings:
Clermont-Ferrand International
Short Film Festival
Cinequest
San Francisco International
LGBT Film Festival – Frameline
Los Angeles International
Film Festival
Carolina Film and Video Festival
Outfest Los Angeles
Palm Springs International
Short Film Festival
Austin Gay and Lesbian
International Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
Reel Affirmations Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Image+Nation: Montreal
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Fresno Reel Pride Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival
British Shorts Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Florida Pride Fest
World Fest Houston
Portland Queer Film Festival
USA Film Festival
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
New Haven International
Film Festival
Out Takes: New Zealand
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival
Verzaubert International
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Inside Out: Toronto LGBT
Film Festival
Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay
Film Festival
Torino Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
New York Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Columbus International Film Festival
Texas International Film Festival
Newport Beach International
Film Festival
Victoria Independent Film Festival
Humboldt International Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Cannes Emerging Filmmaker
Charlotte Film Festival
Toronto International Short
Film Festival
San Diego International Film Festival
Tel Aviv International Film Festival
1 Reel Film Festival
Ann Arbor Film Festival
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