Campfire
Alternative title: Kampvuur

Directed by Bavo Defurne

A camping trip strains relationships among scouts when a boy's feelings for his best friend ignite tension in the group.

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Campfire is one of Bavo Defurne’s most accomplished early gay short films. Rich photography and sensitive use of body language give the story a deeply romantic quality as a boy confronts both desire and self-acceptance during a scouting trip. Its familiar coming-of-age theme feels fresh because Defurne treats it with such visual tenderness.

Campfire

Alternative title: Kampvuur

Directed by Bavo Defurne

A camping trip strains relationships among scouts when a boy's feelings for his best friend ignite tension in the group.

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Campfire is one of Bavo Defurne’s most accomplished early gay short films. Rich photography and sensitive use of body language give the story a deeply romantic quality as a boy confronts both desire and self-acceptance during a scouting trip. Its familiar coming-of-age theme feels fresh because Defurne treats it with such visual tenderness.