Compilation/Packaged Set: Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want
Release Date 2016

Principal Entry:
The fourth installment of Boys on Film series, containing nine short films:

  1. Heiko
  2. My Name Is Love
  3. Wrestling (Bræðrabylta)
  4. Vandals (Vandalen)
  5. Protect Me From What I Want
  6. Trevor
  7. Postmortem
  8. Steam
  9. Breath (Zucht)
Trevor
Water Bearer Films (1994)
Comedy, Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Short
In Collection
#952
9*
Seen It:  Yes
(9/12/2017 Amazon Prime)
IMDB   7.6
18 mins USA / English
VoD 
Ellen DeGeneres
Jonah Rooney Pinky Farraday
Stephen Tobolowsky Father Jon
Alicia Anderson Mary Zapatelli
Brett Barsky Trevor
Allen Dorane Walter Stiltman
Courtney Dornstein Francine Antoniello
Judy Kain Trevor's Mom
John Lizzi Trevor's Dad
Cory M. Miller Jack
Lindsay Pomerantz Cathy Quinn
Director
Peggy Rajski
Producer Peggy Rajski
Randy Stone
Writer/Composer James Lecesne


"When Trevor hits puberty, he doesn’t start liking girls as he’s expected to. Instead he starts paying more attention to the boys in his class. However as those around him realise that his love of dance and Diana Ross might mean he’s gay, everyone from his priest to his friends starts to reject him, to the point that Trevor feels his only option is to kill himself." [BGPS]
Edition Details
Distributor Peccadillo Pictures
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Streaming, VoD Amazon Prime, YouTube
Lists ‡ The Best Gay Themed Short Films (Jonah Snow)
Festivals & Awards Academy Awards 67th (1994)

Notes
While the film sounds as if it should be depressing, Trevor deals with its dark themes with humour and a sense of hope· Trevor is one of the most important gay themed short films· It won an Oscar for Best Short Film (Live Action) in 1994, and was the inspiration for The Trevor Project · "Trevor provides valuable resources to young people nationwide who may not have anywhere else to turn to for help· That's why their work is so incredible - thanks to Trevor's programs, LGBTQ youth are not alone."