Pioneering erotic filmmaker Peter de Rome tells his astonishing life story with humour and charm in this surprising and heart-warming documentary – the feature debut of director Ethan Reid. Spanning more than eight decades of gay experience in Britain and the US, Peter de Rome Grandfather of Gay Porn charts its subject’s journey from cinematic outlaw to celebrated film icon with contributions from friends, collaborators and some of those he has influenced. Completed shortly before De Rome’s death, the film uses extensive extracts from his varied and often explicit work, covering his early 8mm experiments in the Sixties to his extraordinary feature films to create a portrait of a true one-off.
Documentary. 2014. United Kingdom. 97 min. Directed by Ethan Reid
Preceded By: Bedding Andrew
Blair Fukumura. 2014. Canada. 4:39min
On the eve of his 30th birthday, Andrew reflects on his life as a gay man with Cerebral Palsy, and the event that helped shape his sexual identity.
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PETER DE ROME GRANDFATHER OF GAY PORN
Pioneering erotic filmmaker Peter de Rome tells his astonishing life story with humour and charm in this surprising and heart-warming documentary – the feature debut of director Ethan Reid. Spanning more than eight decades of gay experience in Britain and the US, Peter de Rome Grandfather of Gay Porn charts its subject’s journey from cinematic outlaw to celebrated film icon with contributions from friends, collaborators and some of those he has influenced. Completed shortly before De Rome’s death, the film uses extensive extracts from his varied and often explicit work, covering his early 8mm experiments in the Sixties to his extraordinary feature films to create a portrait of a true one-off.
Documentary. 2014. United Kingdom. 97 min. Directed by Ethan Reid
Preceded By: Bedding Andrew
Blair Fukumura. 2014. Canada. 4:39min
On the eve of his 30th birthday, Andrew reflects on his life as a gay man with Cerebral Palsy, and the event that helped shape his sexual identity.
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