Dramatic Centerpiece: Shelter

USA, 2007, 90 min, video

Directed By: Jonah Markowitz
SCR: Jonah Markowitz

IMDB Film Info
Writer/director Jonah Markowitz's SHELTER rides to shore with a sexy, authentic and highly accomplished love story rarely seen in a first feature. San Pedro's picturesque Vincent Thomas Bridge provides the visual and metaphoric backdrop for Zach, an artist and tagger who aspires to a life beyond this sleepy, working-class beach town.

Zach spends his days frying eggs in a dead-end job at a diner and taking care of his nephew Cody, whose mother Jeanne is busy with her loser boyfriend. In his free time Zach sketches portraits and skates the streets of San Pedro, stenciling his signature “crane” on any blank space he can find. He has little time for on-again, off-again girlfriend Tori. When his best friend's older brother, Shaun, played by Brad Rowe from BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS, returns home to cure a case of writer's block, Shaun and Zach begin hanging out as surf buddies. The electricity between them is undeniable and they soon become lovers, disrupting Zach's reality. As Zach struggles to make sense of his sexuality and his feelings for Shaun, he is forced to choose between supporting his dysfunctional family and pursing his own dreams.

With an outstanding script expertly brought to life through stellar performances and striking cinematography, SHELTER is a gorgeous, captivating film that is, at its heart, a story about family.

- Kirsten Schaffer, Senior Director, Programming & Operations

AFTER-PARTY

IN COLLABORATION WITH: NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE

SPONSORED BY: Flaunt

Screening Schedule

Date Time Venue Tickets  Wed, Jul 18 8:30pm Ford $15.00

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