Danny in the Sky

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Danny in the Sky
Directed byDenis Langlois
Written byBertrand Lachance
Denis Langlois
Produced byBertrand Lachance
Denis Langlois
StarringThierry Pépin
Eric Cabana
Véronique Jenkins
CinematographyStefan Ivanov
Edited byNatacha Dufaux
Music bySimon Wayland
Peter Xirogiannis
Phil York
Production
company
Castor & Pollux
Distributed byCinéma Libre
Release date
  • October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Danny in the Sky is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Langlois and released in 2001.[1] The film stars Thierry Pépin as Danny, a model who works as a stripper in gay strip clubs despite being heterosexual. Raised in a dysfunctional family as the son of a closeted gay father (Eric Cabana) and a mother who died of a drug overdose, he is seeking deeper love and meaning in his life but struggles to find people who value him for anything more than his good looks.[2]

The film premiered theatrically in Quebec in October 2001.[1] It screened across Canada at LGBT film festivals in 2002, including the Inside Out Film and Video Festival[3] and the Fairy Tales Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.[4]

The film received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Original Music (Simon Wayland, Peter Xirogiannis and Phil York) at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Striking a familiar pose". Montreal Gazette, October 29, 2001.
  2. ^ "Looks only get you so far". National Post, May 31, 2002.
  3. ^ "We're here, we're queer, watch us on the big screen ; It's time for Toronto's 12th annual Inside Out film festival". Toronto Star, May 17, 2002.
  4. ^ "Fairy Tales film festival keeps it clean: Don't expect to see over- the-top erotica in this year's feature films". Calgary Herald, June 7, 2002.
  5. ^ "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002.

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