Slap

Directed by Nick Rowland

A teenage boxer searching for self-definition gives in to his true colours at the risk of losing everything.
Slap gets under the skin because it understands how exhausting it is to perform masculinity for everyone around you. Nick Rowland’s gay short film follows a teenage boxer hiding a passion for drag, and the contrast between the ring and the dressing room never feels like a cheap visual trick. Joe Cole gives the conflict real anger, but also enough tenderness to stop the film becoming a simple lesson in acceptance.

Slap

Directed by Nick Rowland

A teenage boxer searching for self-definition gives in to his true colours at the risk of losing everything.

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Slap gets under the skin because it understands how exhausting it is to perform masculinity for everyone around you. Nick Rowland’s gay short film follows a teenage boxer hiding a passion for drag, and the contrast between the ring and the dressing room never feels like a cheap visual trick. Joe Cole gives the conflict real anger, but also enough tenderness to stop the film becoming a simple lesson in acceptance.