

Eight queer stories, zero straight answers, infinite ways to wreck your heart.
Youth In Trouble is the ninth edition to Boys On Film, the world's most successful short film series. This compilation features eight complete films: Bretten Hannam's "Deep End" starring Bailey Maughan, Gharrett Patrick Paon, and Denis Theriault; Caru Alves de Souza's "Family Affair" starring Cláudia Assunção, Kauê Telloli, and Ney Piacentini; James Cook's "Together" starring Lucas Hansen, Ben Owora, and Stuart Evans; Carlos Montero's "Easy Money" starring Mario Casas, Ales Furundarena, and Christian Mulas; Grant Scicluna's "The Wilding" starring Reef Ireland, Luke Mullins, and Shannon Glowacki; Dee Rees's "Colonial Gods" starring Cornell John and Said Mohamed; Benjamin Parent's "It's Not a Cowboy Movie" starring Malivaï Yakou, Finnegan Oldfield, and Garance Marillier; and Stéphane Riethauser's "Prora" starring Tom Gramenz and Swen Gippa.
Direction
Dee Rees brings prestige, Benjamin Parent brings French chaos.
Writing
Eight distinct voices, zero straight-washing comfort.
Acting
Reef Ireland's trembling silence in 'The Wilding'.

Director
Caru Alves de Souza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dee Rees made 'Colonial Gods' years before 'Mudbound' and 'Pariah,' proving she's always been interested in how empire breaks bodies.
The Boys On Film series has been accused of both championing queer cinema and ghettoizing it—eight shorts, 140 minutes, still arguing about whether market segmentation helps or harms.
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