Country People Gay Short Film | Gay Films 2022 | Country People the film

A writer finds Pride and Mystery in a small town. Gay Films 2022
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[@thefilipinojoe]

Indeed things have changed tremendously over my lifetime. Lost my soulmate at 19. He visited me in my dreams after he died to tell me that he was in love with me. I’d never known. Years later, I had the nerve to tell his mother that he visited me in my dreams and shared with her what he told me. “I know,” she said. “I could tell.” I didn’t expect that response, but it made me really happy that times had changed enough that I could be honest like that, something that wasn’t so easy to do back in the day. Of course, I let her know too that the feeling had been mutual.

[@flenif2247]

"I feel like I've been riding the rails ever since then". Well, that's one way to put it!!

[@kenshin9022]

I can honestly say I did not see this going where it went. Very Profound in its meaning. Times are indeed changing and for people like myself the world is more open and full of possibilities than ever before. To see these folks in such a unique way telling their stories in such a subtle yet lovely way was very nice. This is a work of art. Great job!

[@rebeccareyes2959]

Thank you for the wonderful love for a passion project of our dear friend David. We had such a great time filming!

[@phaeriestud]

Heartbreaking tale across time. Well done. Felt their stories deeply!

[@musicroom7185]

Truly, a lovely story and film. Thanks ❤

[@FelipeEncina]

Their stories must be told ... so they can climb to greatness place and be sent free without being chained ... Beautiful film! I love it

[@secretofilms6302]

thank you! the chains were a detail that felt right for the story. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@edwardg.5212]

The "Country Clothes" the students were wearing was hilarious.

[@leatherjock2001]

Truly touched my heart. Thanks!

[@taiwansivispacemparabellum9546]

Thank you for this film, Gen X and perhaps millennials have no tribal elders. We lost them to AIDS fueled by prejudice. Please give us more features centered on elder lesbian gay perspective, perhaps future younglings won’t feel so lost in their self discovery. Thanks for lighting your beacon.

[@MrEd-do2qt]

That touched my heart ❤️. Great story.

[@BdManus]

Excellent film, what a unique ending, I didn't see that coming.

[@idmalestudent]

A sweet and surprising story. I never saw it coming!

[@markw1685]

Well wasn't expecting to much from this short movie But I'm glad glad I stayed to the end Such a cleaver bit of writing! It got the the near end then it hit Me? Then so did the tears running down my cheeks. Like them we all want that happiness in the queer books we read But often it's not always Happy But tragedy that happens. I would like to personally thank th Authur for this Beautifully Moving Piece Congratulations

[@TheCynedd]

I watched this video, a few days later I watched it again and i watched it again and each time it makes me cry. Wonderful writing and acting!

[@billfreeman1516]

I found that genuinely moving as I fight back the tears

[@victorhrodriguez1159]

keep fighting.

[@pierrealberson4657]

Magnificent story with such a twist at the end that it made me speechless! So well done I will watch it again, and again ....

[@secretofilms6302]

I go back to the original short story again and again. Thanks!

[@neffarcano1347]

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[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

So very sweet, easygoing, wholesome, kind. So very beautiful, thought provoking, wondrous, wonderful, full of love, seeing people, from all walks of life, coming together, gathering, to find common ground. They are all full of hope, spirit. This film is full of kindness, grace, mystery. It brings me hope…I’m crying a bit…such a poignant & wonderful movie. Thank you for bringing it to us

[@secretofilms6302]

kindness, grace, mystery, hope...that's what we were going for. thanks!

[@rumpelppilz]

Wonderfull, I LOVE THIS FILM. Show like the human being should be. Not at all, the ending was very, very hard for me, can't explain in short words, would have to be a book.

[@renardlacroix6745]

This is absolutely great. It shouldn't be a short movie. I wish it had at least an hour and a half.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks! We hope to make it a feature film.

[@regplate2923]

Of all the gay films I have seem on KZbin, this was by far the most intelligent and well written, so thanks.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks so much!!

[@draxlee]

So close to home, I relate so well to this, awesome work. ❤️

[@tracedial6216]

Incredible, powerful movie that might seem simple, but so…..not. The ending with the photo & the realization of it, brought tears. I loved this movie..

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you so much! Richard Hall, in hospice in 1992, worked on final stories and wondered if his work and life would be remembered. Story, to him, was a transformative thing. His collection, Fidelites, will be re-released by ReQueered Tales this spring. Thanks for watching!

[@tracedial6216]

@@secretofilms6302 I can not wait to watch "REQUEERED TALES" when it is released. .I would of loved to meet him. I can tell he was loved by so many. Everyone should be so blessed.. Thank You so much for your message. Trace Dial

[@Demetri450]

No knives, no drugs, sweet country people 😳

[@marcomtz6316]

But they are all dead!!!

[@jimmymiller77]

What a beautiful movie. Nothing like I thought it would be. Soooo much feeling and truth. All I can say is.. A work of Art. Thanks a million for all of the hard work producing this and for sharing it with us. Jim

[@secretofilms6302]

Wow, thank you!

[@stevec404]

I don't belong anywhere. That was taken from me at the age of seven. It's 69 years later...and I just joined my first group of fellow travelers. It's a start.

[@maxaranguiz-peterson2323]

Very in-depth story with great sensitibity and lots of mysteries that were uncovered beautifully. I watched for second time, and keep learning more. The richness of gay history in rural U.S. is incredible, and so little has been told. I will watch it another time to get some new to think about it....

[@MrFrankhdgs]

Wow! Just wow! So much packed into just a few minutes.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you! That is how I felt about the original short story. So much packed into a small number of pages. Richard Hall was a master, and a pioneer of gay literature. Thanks for viewing.

[@focusedfreebird]

Very touching. What a unique story line. Thought provoking.

[@gaygamerboi]

Well that was a plot twist. And a nice one

[@ericfb100]

WOW… SO POWERFUL

[@jackkapua4129]

Thank you for sharing this. Love it. Hope there more of these series on hand or in the making. Thoroughly enjoyed it. More like loved it. 🙂

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks so much for watching! I will try to keep this channel flowing with more like this. For now, I can recommend a few similar films: Jongens (Vimeo on demand), Ronny and I (KZbin), Wildhood (Hulu).

[@anode-cathode]

Very clever. Super natural. Might be able to expand it into a full-length movie.

[@secretofilms6302]

I hope so!

[@javierlameiro3539]

deeply moving, significant movie... many thanks!!!

[@heybro48]

I love that story.... Like others, I stumbled across this film. It is not the usual coming out story, young adolescents, etc. I enjoy the depth and I would realy the source of the Country People short story. TY

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks! It's in Fidelities: A Book of Stories by Richard Hall, being republished by requeeredtales.com

[@markktiller3]

beautiful, heart felt !

[@dudleydiehl6850]

What an interesting twist. It put a sense if timelessness to the gay drama of life.

[@secretofilms6302]

thank you! timelessness seems like a goal of the story to me too.

[@robertbeining141]

Loved this! Thank you so much!!!

[@NPRGAdmin]

Such a simple, beautifully executed story.

[@jorgemarino811]

Hi txs what a Beautiful film. Very inspirational and Endearing txs 😍😍😍😍

[@secretofilms6302]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jamesh7571]

Well I don't know if it's the bourbon 🥃 or emotions, but was a surprise ending for me, a sad but interesting story

[@OriginalBigThing]

WoW! Wasn’t expecting that!

[@summergain]

That was wonderful! Share more please

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you! Will do!

[@secretofilms6302]

here is more about the original author and the story. countrypeoplethefilm.com/richard-hall-writer/

[@missricka6801]

What a gem! I'm so happy to have stumbled across this film. There is some excellent queer literature out there and would hope to see more turned into films.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you! Yes, why was Giovanni's Room or The Last of the Wine or many others never made into a film? I have to say, many people told me not to try an adaptation, but I think it gives depth to a film, and it keeps the author's memory alive.

[@michaelperron7102]

I am also happy having the chance to see this short movie.

[@heybro48]

@@secretofilms6302 it was great. Please carry on.

[@ronread5947]

A very touching film. It might bring some people to realize what has always been-that people are the same in any era. That gay people are not just a modern phenomenon. Gay people have always been here, and despite how some people might want to ignore the elephant in the room and want the "problem" to go away, it never will, because it's not the problem. The problem is ignorance and conformity to the idea that there is an "us" and "them". There is only a collective "we" when discussing humanity. Thankfully, the human spirit perseveres through oppression and ignorance. Love is love.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Very interesting and unexpected twist. In addition, I loved the artwork. Nice touch.

[@secretofilms6302]

Awesome, thank you!

[@DamanCross]

Wow. Wasn't expecting that. Great short. Awesome!

[@Secret_Agent_Mark]

Talking about a plot twist. Very nice and refreshing 😊

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you! 😊

[@fidelguer]

What a beatiful short. Thank you for sharing. 💜

[@will4620]

Wow I’m not sure what I just watched, I’m so moved. I’m gonna have to think about this one. 🦋

[@zajournals]

That was a (nice) surprise ending 👍

[@echospaw899]

Loved this... thank you!

[@heybro48]

the comments speak to the on-going (post Richard Hall) nature of what this is unpacking. I found a copy of the book of stories, the Fidelities and in which Country People is one of the stories. Both genres are important to the many who are viewing this short film. Thank you for posting

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you! I think Richard wanted to bring pre Stonewall books into a post Stonewall world. In the same way, I wanted to bring Richard into a post Millenial world. Thanks for watching!

[@heybro48]

@@secretofilms6302 there are few gay short themed films that catch my attention. The English teacher in me loved the content and I read the story in the book you recommended. It is clearly inter generational. Well done.

[@fralynflyn]

merci pour cette petite perle aux couleurs de l'histoire et de la littérature.

[@secretofilms6302]

Merci. Je pense que Richard Hall ressentait profondément le poids de l’histoire et l’importance de la littérature. Il a aidé à lancer le premier programme d’études gays dans le pays. thank you. I think Richard Hall felt deeply the weight of history and the importance of literature. He helped start the first Gay Studies program in the country.

[@Donnie-hf5du]

Wow. Lovely short

[@natasjaromain376]

Wauw 🥹♥️ Didn’t expect that.

[@jamesallison4875]

A wonderful little film. Thank you.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you!

[@markvirgona492]

Wow. Moved to tears here. Tho not sad. Just moved.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you! So gratifying to share this story. I've been working with the original author's sister on this. She is trying to keep his memory alive. He was lost to AIDS in '92.

[@rubencohen2936]

❤ I love to time travel also. You meet so many interesting people along the way.

[@davidelee8980]

Sweet little story with an interesting plot twist at the end. I was surprised to see the Andrew Wyeth painting “Christina’s World” on the wall in one scene, I’m sure it’s a print, but it makes me wonder where this short was filmed?

[@secretofilms6302]

San Diego. The owner of the antique store happened to have that print. artfulruins.com/ I didn't know the story behind the print at the time, but I think it fits

[@davidelee8980]

@@secretofilms6302 thanks for replying. Christina Olsen was a real person, Andrew visited her in New England often, and there is a book about that relationship, A Piece Of The World. She was eventually diagnosed with CMT, and I have a less severe case of it, why my original interest in the painting and also the book, and I lived not far from the Weyth Museum in Pennsylvania.

[@jivanvasant]

FAIR YOUTH Country people do it in the hay. [8:09] Richard Hall quoting from an unidentified book by an unidentified author: "Are you entranced with fair youths? Can you contemplate a greater truth? What ladder is he asking us to climb? And what will we find when we get to the top?" Founded in the interpretation that the relationship was platonic, this theory suggests that the fair youth was Shakespeare’s nephew, William Hart. In some of his sonnets written in the late 16th century, Shakespeare writes about a young man who he calls “the Fair Youth.” This character is depicted as the Petrarchan ideal; he’s blonde, fair-skinned, innocent, all characteristics consistent with beauty in Elizabethan England. Shakespeare confesses his deep infatuation and jealousy for the Fair Youth in his enduring 126 sonnets dedicated to the initials W.H., who many believe is interchangeable with Fair Youth. In Shakespeare’s Sonnets the 'Fair Youth' is an unnamed young man to whom sonnets 1-126 are addressed. The poet writes of the young man in romantic and loving language, a fact which has led several commentators to suggest a homosexual relationship between them, while others read it as platonic love. Though the name this young man is not mentioned,we can get a view of the mental and physical picture of him. The thing that strikes our mind after we read the sonnets is that the speaker only pays the glowing tributes to the external features of his friend.But inwardly his friend lacks many qualities and the poet has to give advice to keep him on the right track.But the young man remains ever uninstructed. This idealization treats lightly the youth's fundamental flaw, his selfishness in refusing to wed and procreate. My choice of inspiring literature: Walt Whitman served as a volunteer Union Ambulance Driver during the U.S. Civil War because he was a conscientious objector. He once exchanged glances with President Abraham Lincoln on a street in Washington not long before he was assassinated. "I Sing the Body Electric" is a famous poem from the American writer Walt Whitman's magnum opus, Leaves of Grass. In this poem, a speaker sings the praises of the human body. The body, he says, is nothing less than a miracle: wonderful beyond description, it gives people their own distinct identity and connects them to every other person alive. To have a body, this speaker proclaims, is to be a part of a beautiful, ordered, and joyful universe. Whitman used the word “electric” to mean thrilling. The first line basically means “I praise the thrilling aspects of the human body”. By sing, Whitman means "recount or celebrate in a work of literature, especially poetry" I Sing the Body Electric is one of the twelve poems which comprised the first edition of Leaves of Grass (1856/67). In it, he celebrates the glories of existence, explores themes of the body, its parts and its whole, the interconnectedness of body and soul, the sensuality of the body, and equality and interconnectedness of us all (including between races.) The sensuality is prominently discussed to the degree that his publishers tried to have him remove it.

[@balasubramaniank8945]

i am a country boy, i can feel it..

[@rufusvaldez4163]

Beautiful.

[@mrbutch308]

A sweet story.

[@camnsprencheria3225]

LOVED IT! Thank you ever so much!

[@peterbongiovanni8934]

Just astonishing! Made me ponder and reflect.

[@plokiju8876]

That was unexpected. Beautiful too.

[@Lepewhi]

Not gonna lie, it was a bit bizarre. But, I did enjoy it.

[@secretofilms6302]

thank you!

[@clivehybart540]

Absolutely bloody awesome

[@JoFourie]

Beautifully executed. 👌👌👏👏♥️♥️

[@secretofilms6302]

Wow! Thank you!

[@leonduplessis]

A really well-done story as well as acted by some remarkable actors. I have decided to subscribe as I hope you have more videos like this one or stories.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks and welcome! I will try to post more videos here soon. For now, here are some similar films that I like: Cicada (amazon and youtube), Parting Glances (Tubi), Dare (Amazon).

[@dariodiaz5200]

Fantastic work... loved it!

[@kennstransky]

Great story.. thanks.

[@MatteBlack2024]

Beautiful story.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you!

[@juliusdeleon5305]

Bittersweet. Feeling from the depths of my heart...

[@davidroberts9037]

Awesome film, well written!!

[@secretofilms6302]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevinwagner8335]

i really liked this video. thank you for uploading it. i cant wait to see what else you do.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks and welcome! I will try to post more soon. Have you seen Merli on Amazon? Some similar themes and sensibility.

[@juliussmith4001]

WOW!

[@NewZman23]

This beautiful story moved me to tears. Why? I'm not sure. Maybe I was Israel...

[@secretofilms6302]

maybe I was too!

[@NewZman23]

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[@bgrahamma]

What a great story!!

[@MB-tu7zi]

Very touching!

[@agentofficerthomasa.porter107]

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[@bluerainwalker5463]

tear maker. beautiful movie . thank you

[@stevec404]

Wow.

[@hv1946FLUSA]

Very touching.

[@secretofilms6302]

This short story is back in print!: bookshop.org/p/books/fidelities-a-book-of-stories-richard-hall/20153378?ean=9781951092955

[@ernstmeijer4561]

Wonderful

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you!

[@fizzyplazmuh9024]

Oh holy wow! What a cool story. I am moved.

[@roland6357]

What a great little story! I want to do it again.

[@ronsmith2241]

I enjoyed this a lot. I am 77 and gay and lived almost all my life in the closet. Its relevant.

[@jonathanf.k.5644]

Such a beautiful story

[@billygardener19]

Wow, what a great little film. I didn't expect how it evolved. Not preachy, either. Just honest.

[@rkesler1036]

absolutely beautiful 🏳️‍🌈

[@secretofilms6302]

Thank you!!

[@reynaldolopez8367]

SENCILLAMENTE ENCANTADOR Y EMOTIVO. CON GRAN RELATO. 😂😂😂

[@paulsomerville4005]

A great story that is really well acted. I was surprised to see it is based on a story by Richard Hall. I have read Couplings and Letter from a Great Uncle, both of which I recommend. Does anyone know what book this story is collected in?

[@musicroom7185]

According to a link elsewhere in the comments, it came from a 1992 story collection entitled "Fidelities"

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks for viewing. "Country People" was in a collection called Fidelities: A Book of Stories. It is out of print, but will be back in e-print shortly through a publisher called RequeeredTales.com. It also appeared in The Advocate and an anthology of gay science fiction. I can send you a pdf if you'd like to read it.

[@musicroom7185]

@@secretofilms6302 I would very much enjoy reading it. On a side note, the music in the film is perfect.

[@secretofilms6302]

a link to the songwriters: kzbin.info/door/7qn12vBqYGMVLt1bZTyeoA

[@musicroom7185]

@@secretofilms6302 I opened your link in another window & am listening to one of their earlier postings...I will work my way through all of their posts. Thanks for sharing this link....Such a relaxed vibe!

[@frankiemck40]

Awesome!

[@daylinlott5723]

What work is Richard talking about in the scene about fair youths, 'greater truths, and immortality'?

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks for watching! It's from Plato's Symposium

[@daylinlott5723]

@@secretofilms6302 TY, I ordered Hall's book today. Hardcover. It will become antiquarian, soon.

[@shydreamguyman4098]

this had a feel that made me think Jeff London might be involved especially when i say the painting of the lady in the field i saw in 2 of his films . This is such a good short film. sometimes i see people who look like they just got released by aliens who took them at different times within the last 150 years and were just set free and didn't age while they were gone . 1:24 she probably giggled when she found out she was wearing the shawl upside down . the fringe hangs below .

[@TheWhore2culture]

I must have read the short story, but,knowing the ending in no way detracted from an excellent production with a message that sadly seems even more pertinent now I'm 60 than when I was younger & you knew it was us against them. I'm irish/British & despise the current political situation in UK, Ireland has really tried to embrace Civic Law without the rotting pious stench of Fundamentalist religious interference. What's happening in the US at the moment is a horror story & if that Orange freak gets in, the idea of Project 2025 or 'How to Impose a Fundamentalist Dictatorship on America' , that women have no absolute right over their own body is terrifying, the fingers pointing at the the Trans community will expand their targets to strip rights from the all the apathetic young LGBQ community who have zero idea of their history or respect for those who fought for the rights they now ignorantly enjoy. A huge oversimplification/generalisation,but,sadly if they vote with their indignation (which is entirely justified),they are possibly going to put the Very worst of what just now seems two bad options. At least with the Democrats there is a chance if intellectual discussion, where the bible is not quoted as infallible proof of how "god" wants them to run America. That this charming & sweetly heartbreaking film can cause comparison with the dangers in the current political landscape at the same time as offer the viewer a chance to empathise with one,if not all its characters is a credit to everyone involved. Very best wishes to all of you from London.

[@secretofilms6302]

Thanks so much for your kind words. We will hope for the best on both sides of the pond.

[@lanceauthement9015]

Well done.