Sunset (Gay Short Film, WWII Romance - Dirs. Katie Ennis & Gary Jaffe)
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- Опубліковано 4 гру 2019
- In the days following Pearl Harbor, a duty-bound Jewish gay man (Niccolò Walsh) must decide whether to serve overseas or remain in New York City with his bohemian lover (Ryan Trout). Honor, responsibility and patriotism collide with sexuality, otherness, and of course, love.
"Sunset" made its World Premiere at the prestigious Palm Springs International ShortFest then went on to play in over 35 festivals in 5 countries on 3 continents, winning awards and accolades throughout its run.
DIRECTORS: Katie Ennis & Gary Jaffe
WRITER: Gary Jaffe
PRODUCERS: Katie Ennis & Skylar Landsee
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Jonathon Millman
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Justin Cox
COMPOSER: Julian Cassia
EDITOR: Katie Ennis
CAST: Ryan Trout, Niccolò Walsh
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Gary Jaffe
For more information, find us at www.sunset-film.com.
About Katie: www.katieennis-editor.com/about
About Skylar: www.skylarlandsee.com/
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And then Peter came home and continued his relationship with Arnie and they all lived happily ever after because I'm already fucking crying and if I think anything else happened I'll be curled on the bed for the next 71 hours.
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Or... Peter came home a living casualty of war and Arnie was never able to connect with him again, and lived with agonizing regret over his self-centered behavior their last time together.
@@SpankinHands dammit
@@SpankinHands -_- i hope u stub ur toe
71?
@@lunahunyo4339 lol!
Please God let this be a full length feature film one day. The quality this short has is so rare, I want to bask in it a little longer
We've got the script, all we need is the *checks notes* millions of dollars! Thank you for the kind kind comment.
O it's gay alright
Come on full length future film!
@@garyjaffe damn that reality for me. I hope you find some place to fondation
@@garyjaffe KickStarter it!
Some first rate acting in this shortie. I was reminded of my WWII era gay friends, who are now long gone. Nobody currently living comes close to their panache.
I'm so glad to read this! All we can do is try to imagine and honor those who came before us... so if we're doing that even just a little, it means we've succeeded!
I'm generally not a fan of gay historical dramas because they're always end in tragedy, but this was extremely well done. The shots were beautiful. And these actors are very clearly well-trained craftsmen.
I could not agree more. this was well done.
Yeah but now I gotta worry about him in combat!
It saddens me to think of the many relationships that ended this way. Neither seeing the other ever again. Terrible bits of history we never think about. I would love to see part 2 with a happy ending. We all love happy endings.
I know, it's so beautiful what they feel for each other and so sad, because happy endings are so rare 😢😢 but I want to see them come back to each other!!
He’ll come back if he survives. Chances are he won’t. All wartime love stories are sad.
That whole scene was so raw and intimate. There were times I honestly felt I shouldn't be seeing this. Every aspect, writing, directing, etc, was spot on. And those two actors... wow. Just wow. They owned that scene.
Yes.....totally agree
“Fighting for a country that doesn’t love you” said LGBTQ, African Americans, Latinos, and so on. We all fight the same fight in a way
I am speechless. I don't know what to say as the tears roll down my face. This is just an absolutely phenomenal short. Everything about it is perfect. This short deserves so many awards, not least of all the acting by these two leads. I've never seen them before but I will certainly be keeping my eyes out for their work. What I loved about this is that them being gay was really not the focus of the film although that thread weaves its way through their story. This was every couples pain prior to the husband/boyfriend going off to war. The only thing that was different here to me is that they were both not heading off to war being as they were a male same-sex couple. Congratulations to everyone who worked on this film. Just wonderful.
Wow!!! Thank you so much. So kind of you.
@@garyjaffe Perfection!! Writing, acting, staging, lighting... It was beautiful to watch.
I know the whole thing right from the start is so beautiful and poignant, the scene of the them making love was so tender!
Confined to only one room this should feel more like a scene from a stage play than a movie, but thanks to a variation in camera angles, pan shots, close ups, establishing shots and more it has all been glued so perfectly together by amazingly precise editing, this excellently written, acted, directed, lit, shot and more short looks and feels like a movie as good as any. I think my favorite line was something like: "I don`t tend to keep what I can not hold onto." That was the full movie in a nutshell, wasn`t it? I know it is early January still, but this is the best short movie I have seen this year - and definitely high up on the list of the one`s I have watched previous years too.
Glad you enjoyed it! Credit to co-director and editor and all around amazing artist Katie Ennis who had the vision and the execution to make one single room come vividly alive for the whole film!
@@garyjaffe She is certainly brilliantly good, cause despite swapping from frame to frame, everything from the monologue, dialogues and the shifts were as smooth and precise as if it all should have been one single scene and take, just shot from different cameras and angles at the same time. This entire movie was quality through and through from script to editing, via acting, set decor, costumes, lighting, sound, cinematography and more. So consequently both the directing and the producing had to be top notch too, a chain only being as strong as it`s weakest link, and all that. This chain was solid in every individual link. I am truly pleased I was recommended this little short, following another one recommended to me while searching for crime mysteries, which also ended up being a gay themed movie (which probably is why I was recommended this one in the top corner), but which despite also being very solid overall. Well not quite as well acted as this one, but the leads suddenly knew what they were doing, and both costumes and set decor/locations were very convincing too.
The problem with it though, was that where this felt as real as if these two guys could have lived and felt, and been forced to act and behave, as we saw in the film, the characters in the other movie behaved irrationally to how I find it credible people in their position in that particular time periode would have been motivated to act and behave. Particularly the ending ripped the whole piece apart, more than it tied up loose ends, since the background for it was forced writing - and the writer forced the behavior and story in a direction I felt it unlikely to have taken, had this been real characters from that time periode in those situations. The little short was called Staccato, and uploaded by it`s director and writer Eoghan McQuinn. But despite being fairly well made as far as acting, location, editing, musical score, and I would have included script, had it not been for the elephant in the room; I felt the story lacked credibility because of what I addressed earlier. So more than being a good story that either taught and informed as about people at that periode in time, or through the characters revealed something about the human nature, and different types of people and personalities, it felt like the writer had created his own little world, not at all related to the time periode he had set his movie in, and as a consequence both the story and the characters were fake and without relevance to the message he attempted to convey.
Why am I mentioning this? I just wanted to illustrate it is rare I am so extremely positive about a movie/short, as I was about Sunset. You and your team and cast managed to impress me - not many do.
Totally Agfree .. Just a superb piece of film
the previous generation who endured this...and then stood up,so we wouldnt have to.thanks.
What a powerfully passionate short film. My heart goes out to so many people who have to hide or deny their love to survive and I'm one of them. To live in constant fear and abandonment, on the outside of society. Yet have so much unconditional love on the inside of their own space, says allot about the world we still live in.
I could do a review that was longer than the film, talking about the direction and writing and set design and so much more... but I'll be brief: the acting is EXQUISITE. These two gentlemen need to be seen. I sincerely hope this launches two long and happy careers. Beautifully done all around. Congrats. ☺
Thank you! We agree-- Ryan and Niccolò are stars!!!
The script and actors did a great job capturing the complex psychology of this situation. Well done!
I can't imagine what it would have been like for any couple during that time. But it must have been very difficult for gay couples when one partner or both went to war not knowing what could happen to them as gay men let alone soldiers! This short said a lot in so little time. Thanks
Ryan Trout, Arnold, was absolutely amazing. hope this actor has a long a successful career
Somebody write a movie for Ryan Trout! That cutie can act. I’m talking Oscar worthy. Bravo!
We absolutely agree!!!
That was absolutely amazing. Beautifully shot, gorgeous backdrop and the actors, oh gosh I could go on about them for hours. The performance was utterly breathtaking and passionate.
Sunset is a beautiful film. It's dying to see your love leaving to fulfill his duty and knowing that it might be the last time you will see each other. 😥
This is gorgeous.The fact they are both naked gives a realism/authenticness to the plot.
Well done! This period piece has me thinking what a story might be between a Japanese American man and his non-Japanese lover on the evening before the former must report for internment.
Good idea! Write it! 😉
At that time in America, that Japanese American man, would more than likely have been in an internment camp, just as all the other Japanese Americans were.
@@michaelmcintire8781 I believe that's GriotGood's point, that it's the night before the Japanese-American's summons to the internment camp. Can a gay man defend serving his country when that country is sending his lover off to internment?
War so changes people after what many have seen. There are so many possibilities for this story to continue. Fabulous start though !
Thank you! I have a whole trilogy in my mind.
Mmmm...why do I do this to myself. This was so beautifully put together. You need to make more. I’m begging you. I’m binge watching gay short films and I came across this one and I’m crying. It’s so amazing. ❤️❤️
Me too, more please!!
we taught the world what a passionate romance was and they turned around and started keeping us apart and when we happened to find one another convinced so many of us that what we felt was less than love. wonderful film, great script, acting, visuals where great.
Pity this isn’t a feature-length film. I’d love to know more about their backstories and of course how it eventually ends (I hope happily even though it uses WWII as a backdrop)😭
Beautifully done from beginning to end. Breathtaking. This is exactly what a short film should be. There’s a definite storyline with a beginning and end, powerful, nuanced acting, and strong production values from the first frame to the last. That smile at the window was the perfect exclamation point.
I don't know what I was expecting from this film. I put off watching it for soooo long; I suppose i thought it would be another gay "period piece" full of guilt and shame and tragedy. This film blew me away! In a word, amazing. This is really good. Bravo!
I have spent the day watching various gay short films to try and come over my writers block, and this is by far the best short I have seen. This needs to be seen by more people!
Thank you, Andrew! Good luck writing. If it helps, "Sunset" was inspired by a never-ending goodbye in the parking lot of a pizza joint way back in fall of 2010, mixed with some history I'd been reading. The point is, a good way to get writing is to start with the personal and find a structure for it that makes it a fiction. A journal entry can become a short film can become a feature, you never know.
@@garyjaffe Good tip! I've used my own experience in the past when writing, but the only things that really covered romantically were breakups / grief, and while I do get a lot of ideas about break up films, don't want to lock myself into one specific type of film. Got a few ideas sprouting after today's research.
@@AndrewCreak1996 FWIW I am ALL about the breakup/grief movies, but you know that, lol. Happy writing!
So exquisitely-written
I make it a point to watch all of these shorts. This one is superb, with its attention to detail in the room, to its character, development, to the writing, direction and yes the acting. This is a very nuanced and uncertain 15 minutes in these two lives. We do forget that every complicated and discordant emotion, and torn sense of loyalties and honor that straight men and women have felt in time of war, is shared by gay and lesbian men and women in time of war except that it is all the more poignant when abstract loyalties to faith, and to country, are not reciprocated by the faith, and the country. Fact is that very few people have ever gone to battle with a sure and absolute sense of what right and wrong are, and when gays see much of their past entwined in institutional discrimination and marginalization, the whole concepts of right and wrong are turned topsy turvy. Bravo to the writers, directors and actors.
Thank you for such a wonderful, thoughtful comment, Brian! So glad you enjoyed it.
That was very well said- thank you. I think it's disgraceful that this part of our past was and has continued to be denied. Erased from history. But I realised that a secret is maintained b by all who comply. I lived a version of this at the turn of the century. Enough time has passed. Let's blow the fucking roof off.
Extraordinary!
The poignancy on so many levels are astounding and very real.
I'm a WWII buff, I was raised by my grandparents, who lived through it all and Grama taught me all about the domestics of the period. How many Arnies waited for their Peters? Thank you so much for this.
Thank you. I've heard of the book, but haven't read it, so, off to Amazon I go. If only two pages provided the inspiration for such a beautiful short film, I'll look forward to a great read.
Well said Robert
Was not at all prepared for the range of emotions this perfect film ilicits. I am a wreck.
Thank you for saying -- so glad we could take you for a roller coaster!
Wrecked. Was not prepared for the rollercoaster 😭. Will we see more of this ? So good.
Such a beautifully acted and shot short film with emotional resonance. Bravo!
Beautifully done, sadness of parting and just a dash of hope for the future.
Well acted and believable to watch......Have been researching my family tree and one young male relative was a soldier in WW1 age 18 with a male friend/companion 12 years his senior....unfortunately the 18 yr old committed suicide and his friend died 5 years later due to stress/broken heart......very sad.
That is heartbreaking!
very much so....and he was an only son so his parents would have been devastated too as well as his lover....the 18 yr old was a nephew of my gt grandmother...im trying to find pics of him through war records but nothing so far....i am gay too so it been a bit tough discovering circumstances surrounding his death as its not something that was discussed going back 40/50 years as i was growing up.....i have placed fresh flowers on his grave a couple of times so he is not forgotten.
@@geoffdundee thank you for sharing and for stewarding his memory and his legacy!
the amount of emotion going through me... it’s amazing how, in fifteen minutes and nine seconds, i feel so many things yet nothing at all. this is art.
Beautiful. Sometimes when two directors are involved, one can tell. This is beautiful, seamless, and incredibly compelling. I'm from the generation immediately following and grew up knowing a gay WWII vet. He's was my father's best friend, but I doubt if he and my father ever hooked. He and I did, however, and I was never quite sure if he was fucking me or my father. The '60s...gotta love 'em.
Someone commented there should be a Part 2. No, but if there were, Peter could well return injured...physically, mentally, or both. It is also quite possible that just before his scheduled release from the Army, he would be court martialed and receive a dishonorable discharge which would conveniently deny him of any vet benefits, then and in the future. It happened.
Thank you! And yes, if there are future stories to tell with these characters, we definitely have dishonorable discharges in the mix...
Great film. Engaging and totally believable. I trusted these characters with my emotions.
Why on earth I found dis today, wish to know dis long ago,but love ittt❤
The beginning was absolute beautiful to me, I restarted that part so many times. It made me feel passion between them two and love.
Well shot, great chemistry, love all the little details. Beautiful.
So glad you enjoyed it!
This deserve to be a movie, the actors are so brilliant.
I just discovered this. And what a treat. It is so well done. It was almost like watching a stage play; it had that kind of intimacy. I hope you do more. Thanks so much!
It was the first one that I saw with a Historical American Vibe. I saw Man In An Orange Shirt and I loved it. Also they mention Central Park and it was synonymous with Gay Culture. It was Central Park where Sal Romano talked to his Wife Kitty after he got Fired and a Young Man cruised an Older Man. Then going for Therapy was something that The Late Chester Weinberg did for several years and stopped. He would later be the Mentor of Calvin Klein and a Teacher At Parsons School Of Design and sadly enough he would die of AIDS related illness the same way Halston who heavily influenced Calvin Klein.
This one of the most beautiful stories I have seen. Bravo to these 2 actors and to Garry Jaffe. You are to be commended for your work. I was so good that I can’t decide if I want it to stay with this ending or have them reunite. Thank you again for a great short film 🌹
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!!!
Beautifully crafted and performed, if only all gay short films were this good. This jewel stands head and shoulders above the rest.
I would watch this as a feature length film. Marvellous storytelling!
We've got one! It begins in September 1941 and we see how Arnie and Peter meet and fall for each other -- but then of course the other shoe drops with Pearl Harbor. Then we finish with something a bit close to what you see here, with some twists! But it's all a bit too expensive to make right now -- hopefully in the future!
Was hoping to see more like him coming back from war and them meeting again
If Peter survives, he may come home a changed man... I know what happens next, just haven't made the movies yet!
@@garyjaffe
Can't wait itttttt
The quality is astonishing for a short. Brilliant one, great characters! 😍
Such a beautiful short film. The quality, acting are so good. They are just beautiful.
I will keep on watching until i cry no more, this is unbelievably beautiful.
Wow what a beautiful film! The acting, writing and direction were incredible.
Very moving, pulled me in right away, I felt the emotions. I agree that this should be a full length feature. I was just getting interested! Darn you short film makers!
Made me cry literally .... can;t wait for the next part
Thank you! I'll try to get it made ASAP for you!
Omg I'm so glad this came up in my feed. So beautiful I had tears in my eyes at the end. It rly does need to be made in to a film. 💐
Truly an exquisite short film. Two fine actors, and all other aspects of the film are spot-on.
I thought this old 65 yr old guy had dried up tear ducts, but noooo.!
What a VERY touching film, made me glad to be gay!!
That was beautifully done, a well written script that was a rollercoaster of emotion, the actors blended well together and the scenes were so tastefully done. Sad that this story was the story of many soldiers that had to go to war and leave their secrets locked up in a upper flat in the city.
This was unbelievably beautiful. Very poetic and realistic at the same time..
Wow, this was beautiful. And to think of all the people who never saw their loved ones again, who died for a country that doesn’t even recognize their rights.
This was top tier, nothing short of spectacular.
This short movie was unbelievably Beautiful,Thank You
When do we get to s.ee more of these actors?! I hope their careers thrive
Oh -- sorry -- kudos to the writers and directors, etc., too !!!
This is an incredible film.
I watch my share of gay shorts on UA-cam, and it’s rare to find one as well acted and directed as this. The theater-style isn’t done much these days. That it’s not one of the stock coming-out or love triangle stories is just the start of what distinguishes this. But it goes beyond, by dipping into history, setting mood with music and lighting, and getting into the mixed emotions.
This is a gem of a movie. Thank you for this.
the best film I’ve seen in years. Amazing on every point. Simply outstanding.
Wow! Thank you, Tim!
Really enjoyed this. Thank you all involved. You shared a true piece of art.
Very good. Ain’t love grand. No matter how long it lasts or hurts.
OMG. THIS. IS. AMAZING. The vibe is like off the charts my dude and the drama is just mmm 😔👌
Thank you! What can I say, we love drama over here... 💖
Excellent original ideas. Very well done. The actors carried this beautifully
That was beautiful. Everything about this was wonderful.
How is it that this is making me tear up so much? Oh I know, it was a masterpiece
Also this reminded me of the Fanfic called Twist and Shout, and if you don't know, that fic is gonna drain you of tears.=, similar to this short
the way his emotions changed to quickly at 11:59, from sad, happy, to angry. real talent!!
Wow, the first time UA-cam has recommended a great video for me to watch.
Great writing ✍️
This is an brillant piece of gay film.So powerful. I would love this to be made into a feature film. Please make it have a happy ending though.
This is the best gay short film that popped up on my feed.
There is "magic" in this. Truly. I do hope that sometime into the future this can be made into a movie.
It resonates with me on some.... Emotional, psychological, primal level.
Great Short. I loved the picture and the edition of it.
Exceptionally well done! Bravo cast and crew!
A well done and very enjoyable short film. Thank you!
Eat your heart out Tennessee Williams! Superb performances........
Love Tennessee!!!!!
@@garyjaffe You are to be greatly congratulated ! these characters are so real !, i was sorry there wasn't more , but its such a tight piece and the dialogue is poetic !, so it really stands well as it is ........
@@TheOmegaman1911 thank you so much!!! who knows, there might be more someday!!!!
Wow,everything was amazing, just wow
Such a beautiful depiction of emotions between two men!
i keep rewatching this. it’s very good🤗
Put the names of your actors, Ryan Trout and Niccolo Wash, in the credits above. Without them all you have is a script and a dream. This film is so well done that it feels like a clip from a much larger piece. It resonates with me because I did not learn until after my grandfather's death that he had been gay. At that time, I also learned my grandparents divorced within a year of their wedding and remarried after two years. All we know is that it had something to do with his sexual orientation. Only now, through talking with older family members and cousins, are we beginning to piece together what may have happened and what my grandfather's life was like as a young gay military man, fresh off the farm, married to a woman in the late 1940's.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment, Burney! There are so many stories like that of your grandfather. We have a profound responsibility to try to uncover queer stories of the past as we tell queer stories in the present! (And ps, I will happily list my amazing actors' names everywhere I can. I had them in the synopsis and now I've got them in the credit list as well. Thanks for the suggestion!)
Yes, Burney, we need to realize what heartbreak there was during WWII. But also, gay soldiers found each other for the first time outside their neighborhood societies. The War began a turn of the wheel that rolled into the late '60s Revolution and went public with Gay and Proud. Stories of our long-suffering brothers need to be told as part of our heritage.
@@jamesrobiscoe1174 absolutely! Alan Berube's COMING OUT UNDER FIRE does a beautiful job illustrating this.
Yes
Utterly compelling,poignant, beautiful & sadly still totally relevant💥👊❤💯Kudos to yourself & EVERYONE involved👏👏👏👌🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍👋✌Love is Love💙💙
It certainly is relevant! I'd like to think that, if Peter and Arnie were called to service today to go fight a stupid war in Iran, Arnie would be like "Canada?" and Peter would be like "Ten steps ahead of you, babe."
And thank you for the very kind words!
@@garyjaffe Thank you for replying & as a man in my 50s who thought that by now we might have managed to get rid of bigots,bulling and LGBTetcphobia in the WHOLE world - certainly UK,USA&what we refer to laughingly as civilised countries - to see figures for hate crimes increase & certain government policies overturned or diminished, by vile rich hypocritical hetro-"normals" - friends of Epstein - types,with more skeletons in their closets than any average Gay(or other) person !!!! I could not agree with you MORE ; if anything it makes it more important that this wonderful work of art - philosophy - is disseminated far wider,than it is a present,to help the younger generation ask the very same questions and hopefully come to the resolution,you suggest. Think about breaking it down into a microedited miniseries for TikTok, strangely I found it as part of a multiple compilation video! Slightly belated Happy New Year & very best wishes to you&yours,again kudos👏👏👏👊👋✌
@@TheWhore2culture So much yes to all of this! Thank you again and Happy New Year to you!!
in my mind he comes back and they have a very very happy ending. this was just brilliant.
Simply beautiful. ❤️
Unbelievably beautiful in all its fullness......I enjoyed this short film very much.
Gary Jaffe, this is brilliant, I hope to see more from you! Wonderfully written and acted as well
Also if I may ask, what inspired you? This had shades of Maurice in it, no? I love period drama combined with gay themes, if you recommend anything, I will gladly watch (and look forward to a full length film from you!)
Thank you, Heather! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. MAURICE was absolutely a visual reference -- the actual inspiration was a long goodbye in the parking lot of a pizza joint in Austin TX in 2010 (lol) multiplied by Alan Bérubé's COMING OUT UNDER FIRE and George Chauncey's GAY NEW YORK. Terrific, inspiring books!
Wow! Just wow!
What a Mind-blowing story.. the acting was top notch ❤️👍
This short is just perfect.
Beautifully done film. And I'm in tears.
All I can say is wow.
This was the best thing I've literally seen ever in my life.
Wow! What a compliment! Thank you, Alex! ☺
This brought me to tears. :'( I knew this was going to be sad, but I decided to watch it anyways. I can't imagine how many couples have gone through this during that time. It breaks my heart. It's hard for me to be away from my significant other (I know WWII is on a whole crazy ass level), but I haven't been able to see him lately due to him getting covid and his family getting it as well. I know there's couples, families, and just other people in general who have been hit harder during 2020. I know him and his family will get better and I feel internally grateful that none of them have it at an extreme level. But I still can't help feeling sad and missing him. I'm still going through my days, but I feel bad for feeling sad. Anyways, I am positive that I'll see him at some point, and I just wanted to scream at that guy to stay with his boyfriend ya know. :( Overall, loved this video and I hope you all stay safe out there! I hope that 2021 will bring better opportunities and strength to everyone who's been affected by Covid or any other bs during 2020.
So beautiful, so much passion and honestly!
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WHAT........TTTT 😭
NEED MORE FROM BOTH OF THEM
The end's music it's nice❤