My final screening at aGLIFF Polari had an irresistible title: "Talkin' Bout My Generations: Multi-Generational Shorts." Being a fan of short films and The Who, how could I resist this collection of shorts spanning every stage of life? And I'm happy to report that the films were invariably terrific and a great way to wrap up my festival experience.
The shorts collection opened with The Devotion Project: #1 -- More Than Ever, a documentary in which an elderly New York gay couple recounts their 54-year relationship. William Campbell and John Hilton hit the highlights of their years together, from their 1950s meeting at a bathhouse to John's conscription into the Army (obviously, he didn't tell) to their careers and old age, when John helps the ailing William, who speaks only in a whisper.
More Than Ever is dripping with poignancy, but it's never cloying. It's a solid piece of documentary filmmaking,...
The shorts collection opened with The Devotion Project: #1 -- More Than Ever, a documentary in which an elderly New York gay couple recounts their 54-year relationship. William Campbell and John Hilton hit the highlights of their years together, from their 1950s meeting at a bathhouse to John's conscription into the Army (obviously, he didn't tell) to their careers and old age, when John helps the ailing William, who speaks only in a whisper.
More Than Ever is dripping with poignancy, but it's never cloying. It's a solid piece of documentary filmmaking,...
- 10/9/2012
- by Don Clinchy
- Slackerwood
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