INVOLUNTARY ACTIVIST
Directed by Mikael BundsenCast: Rick Yale, John Partridge, Eiry Hughes, Suzanne Packer
- SHORT FILMS
- Sweden, United Kingdom
- Drama, Gay, Social Issue/Activism
- English
- 2019
- 20 mins
- USA premiere
An openly gay teacher must choose a course of action when his sister asks him to step back into the closet for her wedding in Turkey.
Director Bio
Bundsen has a BA in film directing from Akademin Valand Film; Ruben Östlund is his longtime mentor. His short Mother Knows Best competed at Berlinale and has won a number of awards, including the Iris Prize, and been screened worldwide, including Palm Springs, Thessaloniki and Sydney Film Festivals.
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