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Danny in the Sky
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'Danny in the Sky' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Langlois and released in 2001."Striking a familiar pose". 'Montreal Gazette', October 29, 2001. The film stars Thierry Ppin as Danny, a model who works as a stripper in gay strip clubs despite being heterosexual. Raised in a dysfunctional family as the son of a closeted gay father (Eric Cabana) and a mother who died of a drug overdose, he is seeking deeper love and meaning in his life but struggles to find people who value him for anything more than his good looks."Looks only get you so far". 'National Post', May 31, 2002.
The film premiered theatrically in Quebec in October 2001. It screened across Canada at LGBT film festivals in 2002, including the Inside Out Film and Video Festival"We're here, we're queer, watch us on the big screen ; It's time for Toronto's 12th annual Inside Out film festival". 'Toronto Star', May 17, 2002. and the Fairy Tales Gay and Lesbian Film Festival."Fairy Tales film festival keeps it clean: Don't expect to see over- the-top erotica in this year's feature films". 'Calgary Herald', June 7, 2002.
The film received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Original Music (Simon Wayland, Peter Xirogiannis and Phil York) at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002.[https://www.screendaily.com/quebec-jutra-awards-finalists-announced/408098.article "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced"]. 'Screen Daily', January 24, 2002.
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