Boy Saint (2008) – a short Motionpoems film by Tom Speers

Boy Saint (2008)
Límites (original title)

8 min| Short film | 2008

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When two adolescent boys become aware of their budding sexuality they uncover the pain and longing of the human heart. Illustration of a poem by Peter LaBerge..

Director: Tom Speers

Writer: Peter Laberge

Country: Ireland

Genre: Short film

Language: English

Duration: 8 min

Stars: Dave McCurtain. Voice: Michael McElhatton, Evan Hamilton, Finn Gillespie, Harry Eaves, Lenar Gaffney, Lewis Brophy, Raymond Scully, Scott Brophy

“In the beginning we were one blood. / Then the body, stem of thorns, grew / its disagreement from the inside / out.” In this Motionpoems film directed by Tom Speers, Peter LaBerge’s poem “Boy Saint” is narrated by Michael McElhatton. LaBerge is the editor in chief of the Adroit Journal and the author of the chapbook Makeshift Cathedral (YesYes Books, 2017).

Boy Saint (2008) – Short film, Motionpoems film, 8 min, Ireland, directed by Tom Speers with Finn Gillespie, Lenar Gaffney, Lewis Brophy, Scott Brophy, Evan Hamilton, Harry Eaves, Raymond Scully, Dave McCurtain. Voice: Michael McElhatton

Ireland film, Short film, Poem, self-discovery, relationship, Motionpoems film

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