Sunday, October 19, 9:15 PM
Cinema 21

Audaciously split into three simultaneous frames, AKA is an extraordinary film that tells the story of a disaffected youth, identity lost and found, and the search for love. Dean, the handsome hero, is trapped in a dead-end world: a working class suburb with a sexually abusive father and a waitress mother who is convinced that she is the friend of aristocrats she serves. Dean runs away from home seeking out Lady Gryffoyn, one of the many characters that his mother has told him about at the restaurant. After meeting her, he moves into her home but after a short time falls out with her jealous son Alex Gryffoyn. From there Dean attempts to infiltrate aristocratic society while he searches for identity, love, and meaning in life. Stunningly, the film is based on the life of director Duncan Roy whose elegant vision and precise filmmaking has created one of the great films of gay cinema.

Dir. Duncan Roy
2002 UK 35mm 120 min English

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