BearCity
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| Directed by | Doug Langway |
| Written by | Doug Langway Lawrence Ferber |
| Produced by | Heidi H. Hamelin |
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| Cinematography | Michael Hauer |
| Edited by | Gerald Fernando Doug Langway |
| Music by | Kerry Muzzey |
| Distributed by | TLA Releasing |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
BearCity is a 2010 American gay-themed comedy-drama film directed by Doug Langway, and written by Langway and Lawrence Ferber. It stars Joe Conti as a young gay man in the "twink" category who fantasizes about larger, hairier men known as "bears", and his search to find the perfect man.[1][2]
The sequel BearCity 2: The Proposal was released in the fall of 2012. BearCity 3 was funded by an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign,[3] and had a limited release at various LGBT festivals and venues in 2016, and received a full release digitally and on home media in 2017.[4]
A novelization of the film, also written by Lawrence Ferber, was published by Lethe Press' Bear Bones imprint in 2013.
Plot
[edit]Tyler, an aspiring actor in his early twenties, has just moved to New York City in an attempt to jump-start his career. Young and slender, he fits in the "twink" category, but finds himself attracted to "bears", hairy and larger-bodied men. Tyler realizes his expectations of sexual escapades are falling far short of what he would have liked, while simultaneously falling for Roger, the muscle-bear friend of his roommates Fred and Brent. Meanwhile, Roger fears judgment for being with someone from outside the community, and hesitates to introduce Tyler to his friends.
Cast
[edit]- Joe Conti as Tyler
- Stephen Guarino as Brent
- Brian Keane as Fred
- Gregory Gunter as Michael
- Sebastian La Cause as Fernando
- Alex Di Dio as Simon
- James Martinez as Carlos
- Gerald McCullouch as Roger
- Ashlie Atkinson as Amy
References
[edit]- ^ Webster, Andy (October 21, 2010). "BearCity: A Hairy Love Situation". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "BearCity (2010)". AllMovie.
- ^ "BearCity 3". Indiegogo. August 22, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "BearCity 3 NOW on DVD, BR & VOD!". Bearcitythemovie.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
External links
[edit]- 2010 films
- 2010 comedy-drama films
- 2010 LGBTQ-related films
- American independent films
- American LGBTQ-related films
- Bear (gay culture)
- 2010s English-language films
- Films shot in New York City
- LGBTQ-related comedy-drama films
- New York City in fiction
- American comedy-drama films
- Gay-related films
- 2010 independent films
- 2010s American films
- English-language comedy-drama films
- English-language independent films