Dale John Allen
Directing
Biography
Dale John Allen is an artist-filmmaker from Brighton. His work explores themes surrounding social politics of representation, particularly within the LGBT community, in addition to creating work to challenge the stigma surrounding mental illness. Dale is passionate about challenging his viewers’ outlook on topics generally misrepresented within film and media and is constantly eager to create and collaborate with likeminded artists who share his visions and goals. His 2016 autobiographical short film, 'A FILM ABOUT LOVE' won the short film award from San-Francisco based, Art with Impact. His 2017 short, 'HUGO, XO', was nominated at LGBT Amsterdam's New Renaissance Film Festival 2018 for BEST DOCUMENTARY (LGBT).
Known For
On the cusp of adulthood, the world's longest running gay short film series is only getting started. Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait includes eleven complete films: Bassem Ben Brahim's animated "Chromophobia"; Jimi Vall Peterson's "Sleepover" starring Hjalmar Hardestam and Simon Eriksson; Mickey Jones's "Just Me" starring Philip Olivier and Carl Loughlin; Matthew Jacobs Morgan's "Mine" starring Joshua McGuire and John Macmillan; Dale John Allen's "Don't Blame Jack" starring Jordan Tweddle and Kane Surry; Timothy Ryan Hickernell's "Foreign Lovers" co-starring Lucio Nieto; Layke Anderson's "Mankind" starring Ricky Nixon and Alexis Gregory; Christopher Manning's "Isha" starring Horia Săvescu and Dario Coates; Jay Russell's "ruok" starring Peter Mark Kendall, Zachary Booth, and Sydney James Harcourt; Chintis Lundgren's animated "Manivald"; and Zoe McIntosh's "The World In Your Window" starring Joe Folau and David Lolofakangalo Rounds.
Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait
Manic-depressive Jack must find a way to leave his manic highs behind him. Can the dullness of ordinary life ever compare to the magic of mania? And is sanity and stability really worth the sacrifice?
Don't Blame Jack
Jimmy says his goodbyes.