(All images by Matthew Rettenmund)
Part two of my series of behind-the-scenes photos from the Boy Culture: Generation X shoot! The film streams November 7 on Amazon, Roku, YouTube, Google, Apple, Samsung and more.
Keep reading for the photos ...
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(All images by Matthew Rettenmund)
It's been a long time coming, but Boy Culture: Generation X is available for rent as of November 7 — on Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, YouTube, Roku and more. I would really appreciate any of you checking it out!
Over the next few days, I'm posting some photos from our 11-day shoot, which should give you a great peek into what it was like making this long-simmering sequel to Boy Culture (2006) ...
It's been a long journey from Milan to Minsk, but Boy Culture: Generation X is coming to YouTube, Amazon U.S./U.K., Roku, Apple, Google, Samsung and more — NOVEMBER 7.
One benefit of a project taking a while to come out is you're so fucking ready, you're not really on pins and needles about reception. But I'm very proud of this, and I hope everyone who sees it will laugh, be touched and/or feel aroused in all the right places.
The scoop:
Seventeen years after the first film, Derek Magyar and Darryl Stephens are back as X and Andrew, and Jason Caceres joins as precocious Chayce. With a Y.
What I love about the new piece is it's got more issues to chew on, yet the performances drive it. Derek is still that James Dean lead, but gets to play a James Dean who has lived past young buckdom. Darryl is a wonderfully rich presence as Andrew, the voice of reason who just wants a normal life and relationship, but has chosen in X a highly complicated romeo.
Jason is hilarious as Chayce! His timing is impeccable!
Add to the big three a winning and revealing performance by Steve Grand, a tour de force by Ralph Cole Jr. that swings from broadly funny to moving, an all-in Doug Spearman and — because it's called Boy Culture but that isn't a requirement — a fabulous contribution by Dalila Ali Rajah.
I will remind you on November 7!
Here's Allan, with a sneak of a revealing scene in the background. (All images by Q. Allan Brocka)
Boy Culture: The Series, which got its start on Kickstarter, is — as I wrote yesterday — perilously close to being finished.
Sexy actor Todd Lien has a part, and plays his part by masking up!
More from Todd's Instagram:
More pics from the recording of pickups and series lead Derek Magyar's essential, atmospheric narration have arrived, these from my co-writer and the series' director, Q. Allan Brocka.
Derek with his curly COVID-19 locks laying down his narration.
Should be pitched to the platforms within a couple of weeks. Phew! Long process. But it's really good, so it was worth the wait!
Jason makes sound decisions ... (All images by Jason Caceres)
For those of you who supported my project Boy Culture: The Series on Kickstarter, here is a rare and long-overdue update: It's almost done!
Today, we laid down the crucial V.O. (a couple of lines the actors needed to re-do for clarity, and Derek Magyar's essential narration). Next, we are just tweaking music and graphics. So within the month of August, Boy Culture: The Series, which has long existed in a watchable form, but which needed all those finishing touches to make it ready to air, will be done.
More Pics, These from Q. Allan Brocka!
Next up: Pitching it to all the platforms you are thinking we will pitch it to.
Like I said, it is a polished product, so the hope is it will be scooped up and aired in a timely manner, rather than licensed and worked on more.
Safety first! (And people say you can't see smiles with masks ... )
In the meantime, here are some snaps from today's V.O. session by one of our leads, Jason Caceres, who plays a newly introduced character — Chayce, the twink you love to hate.
Stay tuned for good news when I have it, and yes, there are some minor spoilers in these pics if you squint ...
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#BoyCulture shoot Day 5. Can you guess what’s happening in this scene? pic.twitter.com/4SLqLXNbcG
— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) August 15, 2018
Um ... stuff happened on the set today.
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Jason & Darryl, Derek (Images by Matthew Rettenmund)
I'm on the set of Boy Culture: The Series, which many of you so generously supported on Kickstarter, and I couldn't be happier ...
