WATCH: Short Film – Clapping For The Wrong Reasons
Clapping For The Wrong Reasons is weird, beautiful, odd, fascinating and disturbing for many reasons. It doesn’t feature a coherent narrative storyline and ends in a very unsettling and odd way. It also features unexplained cameo appearances by the likes of Trinidad Jame$, Topanga, Chance the Rapper, Flying Lotus and porn star Abella Anderson. Um, okay.
WTF Is Up With Black Gay Content Creators?
Wouldn’t it be nice if black gay content creators like Deondray Gossett, Quincy LeNear, Lamont Pierre, DL Briggs, Patrick-Ian Polk, Sean Anthony, Lasto, Ernest Pierce, Kaos, Wayne Hobdy, David Summers, George Smith Hill, Maurice Jamal, Romaine Phillips, Lonnell Williams, etc. could come together like Voltron?
WATCH: Short Film – R’ha
Interesting enough, R’ha is a Terminator / Matrix style narrative of the Robot Apocalypse. The difference between R’ha and the aforementioned is that this CGI short film takes place on a distant world. The militarized robots built to serve the residents revolt and begin to…
WATCH: A Bitter Pill – Would You “Cure” Your Sexuality?
{rating} Whoa, talk about pointless and melodramatic. This short film, A Bitter Pill (directed by DiJon Delonté), asks the question, “Would you take a pill to make yourself heterosexual?” So even though it takes months of chemotherapy to drive Cancer into remission, one pill is all…
The Cypher Avenue Theater
We wanted to highlight one of the best new features of the website: The Cypher Avenue Theater. Here you’ll find all of our favorite short films, web series, comedy sketches, gay content, workout videos and randomness we find on the internet.
WATCH: Short Film – “Illegal Activity”
In what seems like a typical hood tale set in London, the British short film Illegal Activity turned out to be one of the most impressive and creative pieces of video that I’d seen in a long time.
WATCH SHORT FILM: Seith Mann’s Five Deep Breaths
{rating} This year marks the Tenth Anniversary of one of my favorite short films, Five Deep Breaths. In just 20 minutes, this film tells a complete yet complex tale of Manhood, Masculinity, Responsibility and Revenge. Written and Directed by Seith Mann as his…
New Indie Films Featuring Gay Men of Color
Frameline’s 37th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is coming this June with an interesting batch of domestic and foreign films featuring masculine gay men of color. The standout of the list is The Happy Sad, the latest film by writer/director Rodney Evans. His previous…
WATCH: Gay Short Film “SLOW”
{rating} Written and Directed by newcomer Darius Clark Monroe, the short film “SLOW” gives viewers a (somewhat) realistic view of an “online hookup” between (somewhat) masculine men. Crazy Dope cinematography and believable acting give this an authentic “fly on the wall” feel that…
FILM REVIEW: The Ending
{rating} Directed by: David Eduardo Flores Perez Written by and Starring: Seek The POET Featuring: Jarid Manos “The Ending” synopsis: “A poignant spoken word piece that addresses sexual addiction, stigma, and homophobia. In this independent short film the main character played by…
WATCH: Derrick L. Briggs Discusses Missing Masculinity in Media
Derrick L. Briggs has just posted a new Vlog via his ADTV YouTube Channel discussing the issue of Unbalanced Imagery of Black Gay Men in the Media. If you’re a follower of Cypher Avenue then you know this is a topic we touch on often….
FILM REVIEW: Nick Delmacy on “The D.L. Chronicles: Episode Thomas”
{rating} “The D.L. Chronicles: Episode Thomas” is an odd little beast. On one hand it triumphantly swaggers around the room with its’ chest out, boasting its high quality filmmaking, exceptional writing and superb acting. On the other hand it carries a weight of a…
FILM REVIEW: Ocky Williams on “The D.L. Chronicles: Episode Thomas”
{rating} The Cypher Avenue team recently went to a screening of “The DL Chronicles: Episode Thomas.” The film was the opening night feature at Maurice Jamal’s Mix Fest International Film Festival in Atlanta, GA. It has been years since we last saw an episode…
WATCH: Gay Short Film Basketball Drama – ANIMAL DRILL
{rating} Its rare that we find a film, television or web series featuring black gay characters that breaks from the typical stereotypes and story cliches (a group of best gay friends sharing laughs and tears as they look for sex & love). The rare…
WATCH: “Faggot” A Short Film Trailer
Actor Kenneth Brown Jr recently posted this trailer to his short student film with the controversial title, “Faggot.” The story apparently centers around a heterosexual man named Jahmahl who travels across the country to visit his best friend Ian, who happens to be Masculine and…