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The Feast of Stephen

Directed by James Franco

Stephen watches a group of boys playing basketball. The look in his eyes betrays his sexual interests. When the boys realize, he becomes a victim of their homophobia. Or does it only seem so?
The Feast of Stephen is a visually striking gay short film in which James Franco adapts Anthony Hecht’s poem into a collision of teenage fantasy, eroticism and violence. The black-and-white photography is exceptionally controlled, and the film’s dreamlike sensuality makes the abrupt shift into brutality all the more unsettling.

The Feast of Stephen

Directed by James Franco

Stephen watches a group of boys playing basketball. The look in his eyes betrays his sexual interests. When the boys realize, he becomes a victim of their homophobia. Or does it only seem so?
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The Feast of Stephen is a visually striking gay short film in which James Franco adapts Anthony Hecht’s poem into a collision of teenage fantasy, eroticism and violence. The black-and-white photography is exceptionally controlled, and the film’s dreamlike sensuality makes the abrupt shift into brutality all the more unsettling.