A surprise for the party
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A surprise for the party |
| Original title | Make The Yuletide Gay |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rob Williams |
| script | Rob Williams |
| production |
Rodney Johnson Matthew Montgomery Rob Williams |
| music | Austin Wintory |
| camera | Ian McGlocklin |
| cut | Denise Howard |
| occupation | |
| |
Make the Yuletide Gay (original title: Make The Yuletide Gay ) is an American Christmas comedy from director Rob Williams from the year 2009 on a gay college student who on campus is outed, but is afraid that his homosexuality to trust his parents.
action
Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, who is openly gay on campus, spends the holidays separated from his friend Nathan Stanford with his parents Anya and Sven. When Nathan's parents temporarily move their son over Christmas, Nathan decides to surprise Olaf and suddenly stands in the doorway. Meanwhile, Anya and Sven try to pair Olaf with his high school friend Abby, the neighbor's daughter, completely ignorant of Olaf's homosexuality.
background
Director, screenwriter and producer Rob Williams created a surprise for the festival . The main role of Olaf was given to a little-known actor in Keith Jordan , his friend Nathan is played by Adamo Ruggiero, known from the Canadian teen series Degrassi: The Next Generation .
The film was released direct-to-DVD on December 9, 2009 in German-speaking countries .
Awards
| year | festival | movie Award | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | FilmOut San Diego | Audience award | Best Narrative Feature Best Supporting Actress, Kelly Keaton Best Supporting Actor, Derek Long |
| 2009 | Seoul LGBT Film Festival | Audience award | Best feature |
| 2009 | Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Jury Award | Best men's feature |
| 2009 | North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Men's Centerpiece Selection | |
| 2009 | Philadelphia QFest | Festival Favorite | |
| 2009 | Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Gala Night Film |
continuation
In 2014 the sequel A Surprise for Fest 2 was released . Again directed by Rob Williams, Keith Jordan, Adamo Ruggiero and Hallee Hirsh took over the leading roles again.
Web links
- Official site for the film by Guest House Films (en)
- Make the Yuletide Gay at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- German site for the film by Pro-Fun Media
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website for the film ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Guest House Films website - Make The Yuletide Gay. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
- ↑ A surprise for party 2 , accessed on June 24, 2018
