Patrick McGuinn

A documentary about gay male cruising and public sex and how it has changed over the years.

The Best of Boys in Love is a wildly diverse collection of films that mixes styles, settings, and stories ranging from "elegant gay romance" (Frontiers), to a musical send-up of Hollywood, to an "exquisite period piece" (Village Voice) set in New Zealand. The DVD features seven audience favorites selected from our collection of award-winning gay short films.

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

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.

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.

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.

An experimental narrative exploring the relationship that develops between a Mexican hitchhiker and a drug dealer that he meets on a desert road in 1974.

An experimental film shot on distressed 16mm celluloid that reveals various men on the beach or in swimming pools, in various states of lounging in the lazy California sun.

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.

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

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

A handsome 20-something gets ready for a date with a boy that he fooled around with years ago in his youth.

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

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.

A Rock-Opera unlike any other film ever made, depicting the stages of Judas Iscariot's decision to sell Jesus Christ to the Romans.

Early 16mm short film by Patrick McGuinn about an intergalactic parasite terminator, who saves Doris from the clutches of a being from the Planet Saliva. Included on the 'Suroh: Alien Hitchhiker' Blu-ray.

Early short by Patrick McGuinn. Included on the Puppets and Demons DVD.

Tricia, the most attractive girl in Mountain Glenn, is in love with Russell, the town hot shot. Holly Peacock, a strange new girl, has stolen him away, luring him with illicit sex performed in cemeteries. When Tricia finally faces Russell, sparks fly. Holly reveals that she is an evil witch with demonic powers and her lust for sex is just a cover for her hunger for murder.

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.

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).