guys reading poems
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An imaginative boy uses poetry to survive in a dreamlike mindbender that reveals the unseen scars of a creative but troubled family.
Praise For Guys Reading Poems
“By channeling the pain of damaged youth into a unique filmic meditation, [Hunter Lee Hughes] has created a touchstone for anyone who struggles to reconcile these psychic scars within their own life. It’s an interior landscape that can be recognized by almost anyone, of course; and by treating it with candor, acknowledging its dark beauty, and honoring its inseparability from identity, Hughes has given us a movie which illuminates the path to transcendence.” – John Paul King, The Los Angeles Blade
A Compelling puzzle
“Life is a puzzle that’s not meant to be solved, just experienced. The same is true of Hunter Lee Hughes’ ingenious feature film, Guys Reading Poems – a majestic, all-embracing account of how a vulnerable young boy learns to glibly mold his childhood suffering into art, tenderness and creative literature. Astutely constructing the motion picture as a poetry-imbued testimony for the transformative power of imagination in relieving pain, the director manages to craft a gripping mindbender that compels the viewer to gasp both in terror and awe of the complex intricacies and repercussions of heartrending art.” – Alexander Ryll, Gay Essential
Note: The film is not available on all platforms in all territories.
Other PRojects
In addition to Guys Reading Poems, we’ve also produced a number of other projects, including Nathaniel Quinn, Filmmaker, Fate of the Monarchs, The Sermons of John Bradley, Winner Takes All, Dumbass Filmmakers! and, in January 2024, we will launch a YouTube series about the creative process called Into The Good Dark.
We also love producing branded content for select clients and a sample of our work can be seen here.
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