Todd Ahlberg
2021Meth
Todd Ahlberg
But it is a devastating expose of party-n-play culture. It's hard to depict methamphetamine use with any sensitivity, but this movie's dry and frank style bring this plague into startling focus. It's very compassionate and gives a lot of context and insight into how Gay culture and drug culture meet. It is heartbreaking to know that the majority of the men interviewed for this movie are HIV-positive. This movie includes graphic sexual content and vivid depictions of drug use, but it serves a very valuable purpose. it is an eloquent call for social responsibility.
Meth
Hooked
Todd Ahlberg
In this documentary that explores the phenomenon of online cruising, filmmakers take a closer look at the increasingly prevalent practice of going online to solicit sex and explores the potentially damaging effects that it may be having on gay culture as a whole. An increasingly popular practice that involves going online to arrange real-life sexual encounters between two gay men looking for no-frills sex, cruising has made finding a willing sexual partner as easy as logging on to the computer and engaging in a simple chat. In addition to discussing the popular sexual pass-time through revealing interviews with gay men across the country, filmmakers attempt to uncover the darker side of online cruising to reveal how, even after sexual gratification has been achieved, may gay me are left feeling more alone and isolated than ever.
Hooked
