Dorian Blues

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A young man comes to terms with growing up gay in this independent comedy drama. Dorian (Michael McMillian) is a 17-year-old guy living with his family in Upstate New York. Dorian is obviously the second-rate sibling in his household; his older brother Nicky (Lea Coco) is a hotshot athlete who gets the lion's share of attention from their father Tom (Steven Charles Fletcher), while their mother Maria (Mo Quigley) seems too zoned out to pay much mind to anyone. The fact that Dorian is an awkward social misfit is bad enough, but what troubles him even more is the fact he's slowly coming to the realization that he's gay. When Dorian breaks the news to Nicky, his big brother is surprised but accepting, but Tom doesn't handle the news nearly as well, and Dorian is on the outs with his dad as he begins his first semester at New York University. At NYU, Dorian has his first satisfying relationship with fellow student Ben (Cody Nickell), but his first heartbreak soon follows, leaving him in a vulnerable spot when he gets some bad news from home. Dorian Blues was the first feature film from writer and director Tennyson Bardwell. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Screen: Color
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Features:
  • Deleted scens
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • TLA Releasing trailers

AWARDS

• Cinequest Film Festival

•     Won Audience Award - 2004

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Michael McMillian - Dorian Lagatos
       Lea Coco
       Steven Charles Fletcher
       Mo Quigley
       Ryan Kelly Berkowitz
       Chris Dallman
       Sian Heder
       Cody Nickell
       Austin Basis - Spooky

• Director:

  Tennyson Bardwell

• Producer:

  Tennyson Bardwell, Portia Kamons, Frank D'Andrea, Mary-Beth Taylor Bardwell

• Screenwriter:

  Tennyson Bardwell

• Cinematographer:

  Taylor Morrison

• Composer (Music Score):

  Will Severin

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Jeanne DaSilva

• Editor:

  Ann Marie Lizzi

• Production Designer:

  Len X. Clayton

• Art Director:

  Andy Door

• Co-producer:

  Ann Marie Lizzi

• Executive Producer:

  Steven Beer

• Costume Designer:

  Agnes Elizabeth Kapusta

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Charles Eble Jr.

• First Assistant Director:

  Neil Benedict