Dirty is a 2020 short LGBT coming-of-age romantic drama film, written and directed by Matthew Puccini. It premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film.[1]
| Dirty | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Matthew Puccini |
| Written by | Matthew Puccini |
| Produced by | Cecilia Delgado Matthew Puccini Jeremy Truong |
| Starring | Morgan Sullivan Manny Dunn |
| Cinematography | Matt Mitchell |
| Edited by | William Sullivan |
| Music by | Nathan Prillaman |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | The Criterion Channel |
Release dates |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film made its online premiere through a virtual screening by SXSW, as the festival was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the festival still awarded the film with a Special Jury Award for the performances of its lead actors, Morgan Sullivan and Manny Dunn.[2][3][4] It then went on to play at BFI Flare, Outfest Fusion, Atlanta Film Festival and the Palm Springs International ShortFest; at the latter it was nominated for Best LGBTQ+ Short.[5][6] In October 2020, the film's streaming rights were acquired by The Criterion Channel.[7]
Premise edit
Marco cuts class to spend the afternoon with his boyfriend, Graham. Things do not go as planned.[8]
According to Puccini, this film and his previous short, Lavender (2019), are personal to him, saying: "I’m grateful for both films for different reasons and they are all part of one period of my life — exploring these ideas of intimacy and loneliness and queer people seeking connection. In some ways they’re almost two attempts to answer the same question."[9]
Cast edit
- Morgan Sullivan as Marco
- Manny Dunn as Graham
- Sean Patrick Higgins as Mr. Flanangan
Ethan River Cohen, Chelsea Eason, Cherish Hearts, Ryan Knight, Octavia Kohner, Maurice Nelson, Zac Porter, Olivia Sulkowicz, Melissa Topnas, Arianna Wellmoney and Jude Young appear as students during the opening scenes.
Accolades edit
Film festival awards edit
| Year | Award | Film Festival | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Short Film Grand Jury Prize | Sundance Film Festival | Dirty | Nominated |
| Grand Jury Award - Narrative Short | SXSW Film Festival | Nominated | ||
| Special Jury Recognition for Acting | Morgan Sullivan Manny Dunn |
Won | ||
| Best LGBTQ+ Short | Palm Springs International ShortFest | Dirty | Nominated | |
| Fiction Shorts Competition | Montclair Film Festival | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "2020 Sundance Preview: 10 Must-See Short Films in Park City". IndieWire. January 23, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "SXSW Film Festival Shorts To Stream On Mailchimp Presents". Deadline. March 5, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "The 2020 SXSW Film Festival Announces Jury and Special Awards". SXSW. March 24, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "SXSW 2020: Best Short Films Streaming Online". The Young Folks. May 9, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Palm Springs ShortFest Selects 2020 Films". Palm Springs Life. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Take a look: ShortFest announces lineup of 332 short films". Palm Springs Desert Sun. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "October 2020 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced". Criterion Cast. September 24, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Matthew Puccini - Dirty". Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Behind the Title: Unit9 director Matthew Puccini". postPerspective. April 8, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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