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26/08 No Goodbyes Screening at San Francisco Queer Film Festival
Up for Best Drama short at San Antonio LGBT Film Festival
September 8th screening at Burbank Film Festival
Short film, released 2021.
Logline: Love In A Concentration Camp.
Synopsis:
One gay man's journey of survival in the camps during world war two.
What lengths will you go to survive when the world you knew has been ripped away from you? If you’re a young gay man in a concentration camp, what are your options? What is more important? Love or survival? Is it possible to achieve both? How would you navigate a gay love triangle in such a place?
'No Goodbyes' is a film exploring these themes and stars Luc Clopton, Mel England, Johan Gran and Antoine Perry. 'No Goodbyes' also stars David Lenga, Holocaust Survivor and Lecturer, who at the age of 93, is still speaking out about anti-semitism and now homophobia. Written by Emmy-Nominated William Clift and Award winning Simon O’Corra and directed by Billy Clift. This film was produced by Here TV and with a score by Jeff Faustman. This film speaks to a subject that has, for far too long, been hidden from view. The strong cast and production group have lovingly brought this story to life, and with the help of David Lenga, has brought the subject to a whole new range of audiences, including that of the Holocaust Survivors community. Since June 2021 the film is complete and streaming on Amazon Prime and Here TV. Click on either link to watch.
"No Goodbyes” (June 4, Here TV)
“No Goodbyes,” premiering on June 4, is a story, based on true events, about a gay concentration camp captive who falls in love with his Nazi guard. Co-written by Simon O'Corra and Billy Clift and directed by Billy Clift, the short film stars 92-year-old Holocaust survivor David Lenga
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