Dirty (2020 film)

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Dirty
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Poster
Directed by Matthew Puccini
Written byMatthew Puccini
Produced byCecilia Delgado
Matthew Puccini
Jeremy Truong
StarringMorgan Sullivan
Manny Dunn
CinematographyMatt Mitchell
Edited byWilliam Sullivan
Music byNathan Prillaman
Production
companies
Jacob Burns Film Center
Bering Pictures
141 Entertainment
Distributed by The Criterion Channel
Release dates
  • January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)(Sundance Film Festival)
  • April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)(SXSW)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dirty is a 2020 short LGBT coming-of-age romantic drama film, written and directed by Matthew Puccini. It premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film. [1]

Contents

The film made its online premiere through a virtual screening by SXSW, as the festival was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the festival still awarded the film with a Special Jury Award for the performances of its lead actors, Morgan Sullivan and Manny Dunn. [2] [3] [4] It then went on to play at BFI Flare, Outfest Fusion, Atlanta Film Festival and the Palm Springs International ShortFest; at the latter it was nominated for Best LGBTQ+ Short. [5] [6] In October 2020, the film's streaming rights were acquired by The Criterion Channel. [7]

Premise

Marco cuts class to spend the afternoon with his boyfriend, Graham. Things do not go as planned. [8]

According to Puccini, this film and his previous short, Lavender (2019), are personal to him, saying: "I’m grateful for both films for different reasons and they are all part of one period of my life — exploring these ideas of intimacy and loneliness and queer people seeking connection. In some ways they’re almost two attempts to answer the same question." [9]

Cast

Ethan River Cohen, Chelsea Eason, Cherish Hearts, Ryan Knight, Octavia Kohner, Maurice Nelson, Zac Porter, Olivia Sulkowicz, Melissa Topnas, Arianna Wellmoney and Jude Young appear as students during the opening scenes.

Accolades

Film festival awards

YearAwardFilm FestivalRecipientResult
2020Short Film Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival DirtyNominated
Grand Jury Award - Narrative Short SXSW Film Festival Nominated
Special Jury Recognition for ActingMorgan Sullivan
Manny Dunn		Won
Best LGBTQ+ Short Palm Springs International ShortFest DirtyNominated
Fiction Shorts Competition Montclair Film Festival Nominated

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