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Out on Polk Street, you
have to hustle hard and fast for what’s yours.
It’s a lesson that Marcus, a handsome long-haired
rentboy, has had to learn the hard way, as he turns
tricks, smokes crystal and pulls petty scams with a
fellow rough trader named DotCom. Possible salvation
comes in the form of both a paternal older client who
genuinely loves Marcus and a young girl who offers him
the promise of a normal life outside of “the game.”
But when a specter from his past shows up, this midnight
cowboy is forced to make a choice that could make him
lose his soul once and for all.
Part Cassavetian improvisatory
drama and part Tenderloin vérité, Cyrus
Amini’s unflinching look at street life doesn’t
pull any punches. — DAVID FEAR
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- Outfest 2007: The Los Angeles Gay &
Lesbian Film Festival — Grand Jury Award for
US Dramatic Feature
- Outfest 2007: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian
Film Festival — Best Actors in a Feature Film
(Merlin Gaspers & Dorian Brockington)
- Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
— Best US Feature.
- SF Indie Fest
- Frameline:The San Francisco International LGBT Film
Festival
- Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Indianapolis Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- BFI London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Cyrus Amini is a Swiss-born filmmaker
based in San Francisco. His passion for filmmaking began
in 8th grade while doing a Super 8mm film class project.
In the early 90s he attended the San Francisco Art Institute,
where he immersed himself in experimental and avant-garde
filmmaking techniques. In 1995 he completed Chicken
Village, a 55 minute black and white narrative
following a day in the life of some ne’er do wells
as they engage in the subtleties of violence, romance,
and pornography. In the last decade, Amini has worked
as a freelance cinematographer, editor, and gaffer.
25 Cent Preview is his return to directing.
25 CENT PREVIEW (2007)
87 min., color, digital video. Directed by Cyrus Amini.
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