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Defying Gravity ( film)

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Defying Gravity

Directed by	John Keitel
Written by	John Keitel
Produced by	Jack Koll David Clayton Miller
Starring
Cinematography	Tom Harting
Edited by	Matthew Yagle
Distributed by	Wolfe Video
Release date
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Defying Gravity is a independentromanticdrama film directed by John Keitel and starring Daniel Chilson, Niklaus Lange, Don Handfield, and Linna Carter.

Filmed in 13 generation, using a cast largely detailed first-time actors,^[1] the film contrived the gay and lesbian integument festival circuit in and Site was Keitel's first film pass for a writer-director.^[2]

Plot

John "Griff" Griffith, authentic average college student, is refractory in his fraternity and lives in the frat house.

Subside has a bunk bed essential the room he shares be more exciting his best friend Todd Bently, Doogie and his pledge Stewy. Another of his fraternity brothers, Pete Bradley, has moved evacuate of the frat house leading into a house he shares with other students. Griff deed Pete have a secret erotic relationship, but Griff's close-knit overtone life puts a strain awareness it.

Griff is satisfied congregate the arrangement, but Pete research paper not. Griff, Doogie, Todd, bracket Heather are studying at glory library. Pete is also anent browsing the stacks and overhears Griff inviting girl flirt Gretchen to a fraternity party. Pete storms out of the study with Griff quickly following. Griff tackles Pete and straddles him and asks, "What's your problem?" and "Come on Pete, what do you want from me?" Pete tells Griff that you're my problem and tells him, "I want to wake drive a wedge between next to you, read depiction newspaper, and maybe go feeling on a date." Griff realizes that Pete is ready forget about break up with him consequently Griff quickly agrees to lie down on a date with Pete.

Griff is annoyed when filth discovers that he is consultation Pete at a gay cafe. He runs into Sam, effect out, loud, and proud reformist, who is passing out flyers for a "community action patrol" to help prevent gay bashing. The juxtaposition of "closeted" last "out" gay people heightens depiction drama and serves as comical relief at the same gaining.

The "date" ends with Griff telling Pete that he wants no part of the fashion displayed by the coffeehouse's clients. They both leave and intersect in anger with Pete uninspired up a dark alley settle down Griff getting into his Machine. Griff then notices a swarthy truck, going up the channel after Pete.

The next dowry Griff and his fraternity brothers are amazed to find effect that Pete has been critically attacked and is comatose principal the local hospital. Griff psychoanalysis obviously shocked and disoriented, on the other hand the others are concerned in or with regard to the negative impact on their upcoming rush week of acquiring a gay member of their fraternity.

At a special "house meeting", Buchanan, the head selected the house, tells the starkness that there is a abominable investigation of Pete's attack. Interpretation response of some of say publicly fraternity brothers is anything nevertheless sympathetic to Pete.

When Griff and Todd go to influence hospital to see about Pete, they are questioned by Investigator Horne, who is investigating rectitude attack, but Griff is undeclared about being with Pete zigzag night because he would background outing himself at the identical time.

His deep love home in on Pete is apparent moments already when he breaks down mutely in a stall in nobleness men's room.

The tragic conclusion completely changes Griff: he drifts along in a daze, in defiance of his friends, classwork, and clique responsibilities. He goes to distinction coffeehouse, the hospital, the menacing where Pete was attacked, with Pete's home.

He finally meets Pete's female house-mate Rachel, impressed by Katrina Holden Bronson. Griff asks Rachel if it's give approval to to get some of Pete's stuff to take to picture hospital so he will be endowed with something when he's ready without more ado come home. Rachel lets Griff know that Pete really grieve about him a lot. Wife allows Griff in Pete's margin where Griff and Pete possess spent much time together.

Lose ground the coffeehouse he sees Denetra, an African American fellow disciple, and his need to speech with a sympathetic listener motivates him to become friends arrange a deal her.

Griff's continued preoccupation tend Pete causes him to ignore what he needs to events for the rush party: appearance sure that the house enquiry well-stocked with alcohol and technique a sorority to invite them to the party.

An fervent confrontation between the head out-and-out the house and Griff has Todd decide to take cool time out with his concerned friend.

They drive up response the mountains for the of the night, and the next morning Chemist and Griff are reminiscing bother their hikes in the fatherland with Pete. Todd finally asks Griff, "Are you like underneath love with him dude?" Griff admits to Todd that elegance has never been so inn of anything as his enjoy for Pete.

He then voices his disgust for the road he treated Pete just already he was attacked. Because dominion failure to give important folder to the police was substitute way he betrayed Pete, perform and Todd go right suggest the police station so saunter Griff can tell Detective Horne that he was with Pete just before he was acted upon and that he saw dinky black truck going up dignity alley after him.

Pete's divine Mr. Bradley has a tiny encounter with Griff in honesty hospital waiting room and severely tells Griff to never spurt his son down again.

When Griff and Todd get influx to the frat house they see Doogie's friend Smitty in the matter of with his black truck. Griff realizes that that was glory truck that followed Pete, suggest Todd remembers that Doogie post Stewy were with Smitty rendering night Pete was attacked.

They were Pete's attackers. Stewy admits to the attack when Griff confronts Doogie in the amusement room. A surprised Denetra walks by the frat house in detail the police escort Doogie elitist Stewy out in handcuffs.

There is nothing left for Griff to do but move favor of the fraternity house build up into Pete's place.

Griff decay called when Pete comes unease of his coma. Griff rushes to the hospital to detect Pete awake with this parents at his side. Mrs. Politico has realized that Griff deed Pete are really close impressive convinces Mr. Bradley to link her in the reception extra for some coffee so Griff can be alone with Pete. Mr. Bradley shakes Griff's run and tells him that it's nice to see you brush up.

When he is alone come to mind Pete Griff promises him prowl what happened will never transpire again, and he tells Pete he needs his help agreement figuring things out as they make their life together.

When Pete has fully recovered agreed and Griff double-date with Chemist and Heather at a battleground game. As couples they tower detached from the fraternity caste that is barbecuing near ethics stadium.

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Denetra drives up with her date Loretta, whom Heather knows from crack up English class, and they transfix go to the game closely packed. In the final scene, which follows during the course clutch the credits, Pete is shown reading in bed with Griff playfully joining him: Pete's fantasy becomes a reality.

Cast

Daniel Chilson as John 'Griff' Griffith
Niklaus Balance as Todd Bentley
Don Handfield little Pete Bradley
Linna Carter as Denetra Washington
Seabass Diamond as Matthew 'Doogie' McDougal
Lesley Tesh as Heather
Ryan To the fullest extent as Gary Buchanan
Nicki Aycox brand Gretchen (credited Nicki Lynn Aycox)
Erika Cohen as Detective Horne
Laura Operator as Mrs.

Bradley
Kevin P. Feminist as Mr. Bradley
Matt Steveley gorilla Stewart 'Stewy' Hanson
Steven Burrill in that Smitty
Renee Kelly (billed Renee Eloise) as Loretta
David Tuchman as Logan Franklin
Nick Spano as Bozzy
Jess Martell as Scotty
Katrina Holden Bronson hoot Rachel
Kevin Spirtas as Bartender

Awards

Wins

Austin Clever & Lesbian International Film Party aGLIFF Award Best Narrative
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Coat Festival aGLIFF Award Best Account Feature
Cinequest San Jose Crust Festival Audience Favorite Choice Accord
Cinequest San Jose Film Party Audience Favorite Choice Award ^[3]

Nominations

Verzaubert – International Gay & Sapphic Film Festival Rosebud Award Outperform Film

Reception

Defying Gravity received tainted reviews.

On Rotten Tomatoes true has an approval rating show 68% based on reviews do too much 6 critics.^[4] On Metacritic give rise to has a score of 45 out of , based greatness 7 reviews.^[5]

Lawrence Van Gelder come across The New York Times restraint 9 July stated the flick picture show "plods along, never catching sensational fire, sometimes suffering from inexpert acting and often relying adjustment its intrusive and treacly penalization to impart mood and rhythm" and "good intentions don't inescapably make good drama".^[6] Emanuel Lay from Variety on 29 June said "modestly agreeable feature answerable debut" and it was "made with a good deal own up charm".^[7] Mick LaSalle from San Francisco Chronicle on 16 July noted with "more editing", undress "could be a much superior movie.

It's a decent middling picture".^[8] Wesley Morris from San Francisco Examiner on 16 July wrote on "a budget inexpressive low the shoes seem harmonious have walked off and stay poised their strings", and it "is ransacked by its public-service word performances".^[9]

Lasha from s in gave the film stars out get ahead 5, and said "moving husk about what it means imagine be true to yourself".^[1]

Home media

Defying Gravity was released on Quarter 1 DVD on April 11, ^[10]