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Twisted tales from innovative gay filmmakers make up this collection of surreal gay shorts. Filled with party loving plastic dolls, domineering moms, mad scientists, drag queens, stuttering sidekicks and break-dancing foreign exchange students, these award-winning hilarious and provocative films are as queer as a three dollar bill! Includes:

Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick - This bizarre and sometimes hilarious animated splatter film skewers the cliches of recent gay romantic comedies with a cast of anatomically-exceptional "Billy" and "Carlos" dolls. When "Jeffrey" (a Billy Doll) goes out dancing he desperately wants to be fucked - but there are some problems that must be overcome! Features the voices of writer Mike Albo and David Drake (The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me).

Soda Pop - Patrick McGuinn directed this white trash short that focuses in on unrequited gay love among the less intellectually gifted. Cute boys, great little story and interesting technique.

Shame No More - A biting satire on those B&W films they used to show school children on health and safety issues. This is probably our favorite piece in the collection - it's a black and white film warning teens of the dangers of breeders - fun, smart and style to spare. An immensely enjoyable short.

The Trey Billings Show - Also a spoof, this short film purports to be a public access cable show from Queens, NY that stars a queeny guy named Trey (David Drake) who has "celebrity" guests on his show. This week's guest is Dodie Day - a bad TV actress who starred on an inane show that was cancelled over a "hippie episode". All she wants to talk about is her new hand cream, all he wants to do is needle her. David Drake plays many roles, see if you can guess how many?

Pyongyang Robogirl - We can't figure out why this one's here! It's a Chinese music video of a crossing guard - imaginative, but queer?

Dirty Baby Does Fire Island - Riotously funny and twisted stop-motion animation of a doll who imbibes too much on a Fire Island party weekend. Great wrap-up to some of the oddest and funniest stuff we've seen!