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|director= Jean Pierre Bergeron | |||
|stars= Robert Naylor<br> Paul James Saunders | |||
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'''Alone with Mr. Carter''' is a short film and is the story of John who dreams of becoming a cop and wants to confide in his neighbor that he is [[secret]]ly in love with him. Time is of the essence as the 65-year-old hetero detective is going away forever. This is one of the few films that depicts the reality that some boys do fall in-love with men. | |||
About his film the writer/director (Jean Pierre Bergeron) wrote, "Growing up, I had secret feelings for some [[Adult friend|adults]] just like the characters depicted above and in my case they were men. Of course I knew it wouldn’t lead anywhere. If only because I was a kid, I knew it wasn’t supposed to lead anywhere. I mean, I was not crazy. But the feelings were there. As an echo to the equality conversation of today, wouldn’t you agree they were just as valid as the feelings of a little boy for an adult woman? Yet, over the years, I had never been able to find a film that dealt with this. Maybe there were, but I was not aware of them. That’s why it matters to me to tell this story." <ref>http://alonewithmrcarter.com/directors-statement/ </ref> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
http://alonewithmrcarter.com/ | *[http://alonewithmrcarter.com/ Alone with Mr. Carter Home Page] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgQTcliX9OY ALONE WITH MR. CARTER trailer (YouTube) | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgQTcliX9OY ALONE WITH MR. CARTER trailer (YouTube)] | ||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2058570/ Alone with Mr. Carter (IMDb)] | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2058570/ Alone with Mr. Carter (IMDb)] | ||
[[category:Short films]] | |||
[[Category:English-language films]] | |||
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| Year Released: | 2011 |
| MPAA Rating (USA): | Unrated |
| Director: | Jean Pierre Bergeron |
| Starring: | Robert Naylor Paul James Saunders |
Alone with Mr. Carter is a short film and is the story of John who dreams of becoming a cop and wants to confide in his neighbor that he is secretly in love with him. Time is of the essence as the 65-year-old hetero detective is going away forever. This is one of the few films that depicts the reality that some boys do fall in-love with men.
About his film the writer/director (Jean Pierre Bergeron) wrote, "Growing up, I had secret feelings for some adults just like the characters depicted above and in my case they were men. Of course I knew it wouldn’t lead anywhere. If only because I was a kid, I knew it wasn’t supposed to lead anywhere. I mean, I was not crazy. But the feelings were there. As an echo to the equality conversation of today, wouldn’t you agree they were just as valid as the feelings of a little boy for an adult woman? Yet, over the years, I had never been able to find a film that dealt with this. Maybe there were, but I was not aware of them. That’s why it matters to me to tell this story." [1]
