Dorian Blues (2005)

Dorian Lagatos (Michael McMillian), a small town young man in upstate New York, is in his final year of high school. He knows he's different and understands why when he reaches the conclusion that he's a "stereotypical gay." Dorian is a social outcast and the butt of his classmates' fag jokes at school. He meets another gay youth locally, but remains confused. So he tries "therapy" with an alcoholic counselor and a psychologist he comes on to, resorts to confession in the Church, and finally comes out to his athletic brother Nicky (Lea Coco). The latter teaches him how to fight and tries to have him spend a night with a prostitute to make him become straight, but it doesn't work. When Dorian decides to come out to his homophobic father Tom (Steve Fletcher), he gets kicked out of the house. He moves to NYC where he discovers a new world of coffee houses, sophisticates, and handsome men. Soon Dorian finds a boyfriend, but gets dumped after two months. His brother visits him and they learn their father has died of a heart attack. At the funeral, his mother Maria (Maureen Quigley) tells him she regrets not stopping his father from being angry with him.

A refreshing and witty coming of age comedy, "Dorian Blues" is a bright, cheerful film about a gay teenager coming to terms with his identity. This critically acclaimed gem won eight awards at the first nine film festivals it screened at and eventually won a total of 14 awards. Written and directed by Tennyson Bardwell, it is loosely based on Bardwell's college roommate.

Testosterone (2004)

Dean Seagrave (David Stucliffe) is a troubled and depressed gay novelist who found success with his novel "Teenage Speed Freak", which was a semi-autobiographical account of his teenage years. Suffering from writer's block, he hasn't written a book in a long time. His fans pressure him to write a new novel and his publisher Louise (Jennifer Coolidge) keeps hounding him and is mean to him. On probation for assaulting an elderly woman, he is also living with a low amount of money in LA. Dean misses his Argentine lover Pablo (Antonio Sabato Jr.), who left their California beach house saying he was going to get cigarettes, but disappeared. This troubles Dean because Pablo was the answer to all of his problems. Unable to work, sleep, or even shave, Dean throws some clothes in a bag and books a flight on Aerolineas, Argentinas. In Buenos Aires, Dean frantically tries to track down Pablo, but this is more difficult than he expected. In addition to the language barrier, Dean discovers that most people he encounters are not what they seem. By the time Dean and Pablo are re-united, the lines between art and life, resolution and revenge, man and maniac, have gone fuzzy. Dean abandons his better judgment, and with a broken heart and testosterone pumping through his veins, plans to have one last talk with Pablo. This comedy/drama is a film adaption from James Robert Baker's novel "Testosterone". It was filmed in Los Angeles, California at the beginning and later in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dennis Hensley wrote the screenplay and David Moreton produced and directed. The film is also known as "Clean Cut".