Heavy Weight (2016)- gay short film by Jonny Ruff

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Heavy Weight (2016)- gay short film by Jonny Ruff

04/02/2018

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Home » Short film » Heavy Weight (2016)- gay short film by Jonny Ruff

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WWhen a talented new arrival begins using the local boxing club, Paris, a skilled fighter, is forced into an unexpected struggle with himself. A film about vulnerability in a hyper-masculine world that doesn’t allow for it.

Official Selection
Mardis Gras Film Festival 2018
Official Selection
The Smalls Film Festival 2017
Official Selection
BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival 2017
Official Selection
14th London Short Film Festival 2017
WINNER Best of Fest
New Renaissance Film Festival 2016
WINNER Best Actor (Chuku Modu)
New Renaissance Film Festival 2016
Official Selection
TWIST Seattle Queer Film Festival
WINNER Best Picture September 2016
Canadian Diversity Film Festival

Directed by Jonny Ruff
Produced by Archie Pearch, Christian Proctor

Written by Chuku Modu and Jace Moody

Director of Photography Lee Thomas

with
Chuku Modu
Jace Moody
Dean Christie
Karl Reay
Eddy Elsey

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