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Created by gay directors and actors, Boys On Film features numerous award-winning shorts that deal with all aspects of gay life. Volume 1: Hard Love contains nine complete films: Hong Khaou's "Summer" starring Peter Peralta and Jay Brown; Michael Simon's "Gay Zombie" starring Brad Bilanin, Ryan Carlberg, and Robin McDonald; Jason Bushman's "Serene Hunter" starring Eric Debets, Flannan Obé, and Jonathan Blanc; Timothy Smith's "Le Weekend" starring Omar and Fernando Peres; Jean Baptiste Erreca's "Cowboy Forever" featuring Govinda Machado de Figueiredo and Jones Carlos Fialho de Araújo; Damien Rea's "Scarred" starring Chris Anderson, David Durham, and Lara Cazalet; Tim Hunter's "Packed Lunch" featuring Kevyn Boemia, Chris Sayers, and Steven Quigg; John Winter's "Mirror Mirror" starring Roy Billing; and Maxwell Barber's "VGL-Hung!" starring Marcus Proctor, Jeff Chandler, and Ashley Ryder.
40 Cast Members
Jay Brown
Will (segment "Summer")
Peter Peralta
Leung (segment "Summer")
Brad Bilanin
Miles the Zombie (segment "Gay Zombie")
Ryan Carlberg
Todd (segment "Gay Zombie")
Robert Laughlin
Greg (segment "Gay Zombie")
Craig Olsen
Dwayne (segment "Gay Zombie")
Paul A. Hicks
Yoga Instructor (segment "Gay Zombie")
Andrew Miller
Scorpio (segment "Gay Zombie")
Robin McDonald
The Therapist (segment "Gay Zombie")
Eric Debets
Luc (segment "Serene Hunter")
Flannan Obé
Bedmate (segment "Serene Hunter")
Jonathan Blanc
Sébastien (segment "Serene Hunter")
Jason Bushman
Jon (segment "Serene Hunter")
Thibaut Chassigneux-Laqueille
Guy In Stairwell (segment "Serene Hunter")
Omar
Seb (segment "Le Weekend")
Fernando Peres
Rafael (segment "Le Weekend")
Val Rassi
Seb (voice) (segment "Le Weekend")
Govinda Machado de Figueiredo
(segment "Cowboy Forever")
Jones Carlos Fialho de Araújo
(segment "Cowboy Forever")
Benjamin Merran
Narrator (voice) (segment "Cowboy Forever")
