DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT 2009 – OFFICIAL SELECTION
« HUMPDAY » by Lynn Shelton
Sometimes male bonding can go a little too far. When Andrew unexpectedly shows up on Ben's doorstep late one night, the two old college friends immediately fall into their old dynamic of heterosexual one-upmanship. To save Ben from domestication, Andrew invites Ben to a party at a sex-positive commune. Everyone there plans on making erotic art films for the local amateur porn festival and Andrew wants in. They run out of booze and ideas, save for one: Andrew should have sex with Ben, on camera. It's not gay; it's beyond gay. It's not porn; it's an art project. The next day, they find themselves unable to back down from the dare. And there's nothing standing in their way - except Ben's wife Anna, heterosexuality, and certain mechanical questions. HUMPDAY: a bromantic comedy.
Directed by Lynn SHELTON Written by Lynn SHELTON
Producer Lynn SHELTON Co-producers Jennifer MAAS Steven SCHARDT Executive producers Dave NAKAYAMA Associate producers Sue CORCORAN Ted SPEAKER Script consultants Mark DUPLASS Joshua LEONARD Alycia DELMORE Trina WILLARD Director of Photography Benjamin KASULKE Editor Nat SANDERS Sound and music by Vinny SMITH Production designer Jasminka VUKCEVIC
Cast Mark DUPLASS (Ben) Alycia DELMORE (Anna) Joshua LEONARD (Andrew) Lynn SHELTON (Monica) Trina WILLARD (Lily)
35 mm / 1.85:1 / color / English / 95 min
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