Compilation/Packaged Set: Boys On Film 15: Time And Tied

Primary Entry
A series of nine short films dealing with the varied experiences of gay men. A night in a gay sauna turns into a fight for survival, two men sit on a park bench speaking Polari, a relationship becomes heated on a night out in London’s Soho streets,sexual adventures await two men in Sir John’s Trouser Bar, a teenager time travels into the future through his bedroom closet, London’s chemsex scene is put into perspective one night at a chill-out party and two outcasts find hope in the mornings sunrise.

  1. CLOSETS – Directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan | UK | 18 mins
  2. PUTTING ON THE DISH – Directed by Brian Fairbairn and Karl Eccleston | UK | 6 mins
  3. G ’OCLOCK – Directed by Mitchell Marion | UK | 11 mins
  4. NIGHTSTAND – Directed by Charlier Parham | UK | 26 mins
  5. MORNING IS BROKEN – Directed by Simon Anderson | UK | 10 mins
  6. SAUNA THE DEAD – Directed by Tom Frederic | UK | 20 mins
  7. CROSSROAD – Directed by Leon Lopez | UK | 11 mins
  8. DAWN – Directed by Jake Graf | UK | 13 mins
  9. TROUSER BAR – Directed by Kristen Bjorn | UK | 18 mins
Putting On The Dish
 (6/27/2015)
Queer Themes/Interest, Short
In Collection
#902
7*
Seen It:  Yes
(6/5/2017 YouTube)
IMDB   5.7
7 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 2
Neil Chinneck Roberta
Steve Wickenden Maureen
Director/Choreographer
Karl Eccleston
Brian Fairbairn
Producer Karl Eccleston
Brian Fairbairn
Writer/Composer Brian Fairbairn
Karl Eccleston
Cinematography Benjamin Barber


London, 1962. Two men strike up a conversation on a bench about life, sex and the hostile world they find themselves in as gay men. The conversation might be commonplace, but the language isn't, because the two men are speaking in Polari.
Edition Details
Edition Boys On Film 15: Time And Tied (2016)
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Location Personal Library - Boys on Film 15
Owner Deitz
Links ‡ Wikipedia: Polari
‡ Lyrics Translated with commentary
Putting On The Dish at Core for Movies
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References
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Notes
I enjoyed this film not so much for its cinematic quality, but for its subject - an example of Polari· In the deep dark reaches of my mind I sort of knew of a slang that was used between certain older homosexuals, particularly in Great Britain, for self identification and communication· But probably because I was American I never actually came in contact with it· It does require translation though; the "links" section contains a site with the dialogue explained.