
Desert Hearts
1985


“It's time to bloom.”
3 votes
Over a spring weekend, a high school boy reconnects with an old friend and begins to discover what it really means to be in love.
Director
Nicholas HansellWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
At this year’s East Village Queer Film Festival, a highlight was Nicholas Hansell’s highly effective short, “Flowers.” Here another winsome high-school youth, Josh (Rocco Roberts), a soccer player, is yearning to connect with an openly gay peer. How does we know the object of his desire, Eddie (Henry Leith), is openly queer? Well, he’s reading a book daily while sitting with his back against a tree. That sort makes you wonder if any heterosexual has a library card. With time ticking away — the film’s only 20 minutes long — Josh has to go to a party and kiss a girl in a bathroom without causin…
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