Patrick McGuinn

Fire Island '79

Todd Verow, Patrick McGuinn

Philly Abe, Alexis Arquette

Filmmaker Chase Hook committed suicide on December 31st, 1979. His conservative family destroyed all of his films. Recently Super 8 home movies of his last summer on Fire Island were found. Also recovered was the tape from his answering machine.

Pursuit of Happyness

Patrick McGuinn

The Aluminum Group, composed of gay brothers Frank and John Navin, win over audiences worldwide with their Prada tuxedoes and their intellectual spin on 1970s smooth pop. Filmmaker Patrick McGuinn follows the duo on their 2003 tour of Italy. In between interviews with the brothers, McGuinn mixes black-and-white and color footage of the Chicago-based act, which makes inventive use of the iPod during live shows.

Puppets & Demons

Patrick McGuinn

Kia Graves, Herb Klinger

An anthology of surreal films by Patrick McGuinn featuring Vincent, a puppet who is obsessed with Twinkies and pasta.

Desert Spirits

Patrick McGuinn

Brian McGuinn, Henry McGuinn

Chris and Gordon, temporarily stranded in the desert when their car breaks down, decide to take peyote to kill some time. Unbeknownst to them, the cactus buttons they consume are tickets into another world where lizards talk and demonic forces seek prey.

Boys in Love 2

Patrick McGuinn, Todd Downing

A collection of 6 gay-oriented short-films. Two main themes are explored here: The homo-eroticism of "Twilight of the Gods", "SPF 2000" & "Dirty Baby Does Fire Island" (the latter follows a plastic-doll as she explores sex & drugs on the beach) --to the campy and outrageous humour of "My Body", "Boot Camp", and "Karen Black Like Me" (the latter follows the plight of a gay-man and his possessed sex-toy).

Soda Pop

Patrick McGuinn

John Ort, Graciano Nunez

Jamie, a young man in a rural town, becomes fascinated by Norberto, a Spanish exchange student.

This Side of Heaven

Todd Verow

Penny Arcade, Philly Abe

V, an older trans woman, is desperately trying to hold on to her rent stabilized apartment in New York City.

SPF 2000

Patrick McGuinn

Colleen O'Neill, Kelvin Walker

In this hilarious homage to 1970's Italian sexploitation films, Pucci and JJ sunbathe by a creek, bored, until they spot Gretchen and her delectable son, Kip. They all become quick friends and rub sun protection lotion on each other, when suddenly an alien named Suroh appears. This visitor offers a more potent sunscreen, SPF 2000, to be shared by the entire human race, in light of the earth's decreasing ozone layer. Suroh learns the sensual aspects of applying lotion to human bodies, starting with them.

Suroh: Alien Hitchhiker

Patrick McGuinn

Peter Gingerich

Paul, a non-believer in life on other planets, late one night discovers a crash-landed and wounded alien. He rescues the being and is initiated into a psycho-sexual metamorphosis.

Leather

Patrick McGuinn

Chris Graham, Andrew Glaszek

Birch, a young man living in the Catskill Mountains, reunites with his childhood friend from the city, Andrew.

Eulogy for a Vampire

Patrick McGuinn

Ryan G. Metzger, Sal Bardo

A handsome young drifter is found unconscious near a remote monastery, where he joins forces with a vengeful spirit as he seduces and converts each of the monks to join his league of the undead.

Sun Kissed

Patrick McGuinn

George Stoll, Gregory Marcel

Teddy, a young writer, ventures to an isolated desert house to complete his first novel, where he meets and seduces the mysterious caretaker, Leo. Layers of memory and hallucination unfold that intertwine the two men.

Kill Me Tomorrow

Patrick McGuinn

Louisa Shafia, Joseph Paolini

Queer as F**k: Bizarre Short Films

David Briggs, Patrick McGuinn

John Ort, Graciano Nunez

These sexy and surreal shorts from innovative gay filmmakers feature party-loving plastic dolls, domineering moms, mad scientists, stuttering sidekicks and adorable break-dancing foreign exchange students! "Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick," "Shame No More," "Pyongyang Robogirl, Soda Pop," "The Trey Billings Show" and the bonus film "Dirty Baby Does Fire Island" are among the funny, provocative, award-winning films in this collection.