Most Popular Michael Achtman Trailers
Total trailers found: 15
Dinner's at 8 Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
A woman stares at her reflection in the mirror, drawn like Narcissus to swim in her own perfection. Or did she forget to take her pills?
Perfect Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
Perfect...a summer day, a sandbox...a meditation on the transience of consciousness.
Hard Times Town Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
Midnight cowpoke scrounges the streets of Mike Harris' mean megatropolis, looking for a good time or just a bite to eat.
A Gun Makes an Awful Mess Trailer (1999)
13 August 1999
Contemplating suicide, a young gay man is heartbroken over his lost love.
cool Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
A queer, tongue-in-cheek dissection of hip attitude, "cool" alternates between the education in pick-up technique of a naive gay man and the meditations of a recently dumped drag queen strung out all over town.
Shinto Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
"Shinto" is an examination of the meaning of objects. Do objects have powers or energies of their own? If so, can we see or feel it? While this may sound heavy and philosophical, the film is actually a lively argument between two neurotic gay men who have been together for too long.
Mr. Danvers Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
Romance gone wrong sparks this visually poetic meditation on love, promises and destruction, with reference to Mrs.
Tubbé Trailer (1998)
09 August 1998
Tubbé describes the ongoing dissociation between two solitudes (English and French Canada) in the form of one queer-in-a-tub's reflections on his amorous escapades.
MASH Notes for Private Kyle Brown Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Based on a poem by R.M. Vaughan about the torture and murder of a Somalian teenager by members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, this haunting work examines individual responsibility versus systemic corruption and the homophobic and racist elements central to the military enterprise.
flesh of my flesh Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
Drawing on pre-biblical mythology, "flesh of my flesh" is a queer retelling of the "first" murder. Abel returns from the wars of God our Father to a bombed out and pillaged Canaan.
Awake Trailer (2015)
01 January 2015
This existential comedy tells the story of Anna, a chronically ill woman, who is visited by Doreen, a door to door proselytizer who slowly overstays her welcome.
Welcome Stop Trailer (2008)
02 November 2008
A young blind woman dumps her oppressive boyfriend at the motorway service station and hitches a ride with a recovering sex-and-love addict.
Uncut Trailer (1997)
23 March 1997
Circumcision and artistic freedom concern three homosexuals, denied communication during a surreal jail stay.
Orin & Anto Trailer (2019)
03 October 2019
A young, non-binary visitor to London returns to their Airbnb to find an older gay man has moved in. In a small studio flat over one turbulent night, Orin and Anto confront the queer generation gap and decide to make space for each other.
save myself Trailer (2003)
01 June 2003
A response to World Catholic Youth Day and the Pope’s 2002 mass in Toronto, "save myself" is a personal meditation on faith and loss.
