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camchat

An experimental look at online sexual encounters and relationships through one young man's interactions.

  • Blake Pruitt
    Director
    20MALEGAYNYC
  • Blake Pruitt
    Writer
    20MALEGAYNYC
  • Antonio Barrera
    Key Cast
  • Michael Burbach
    Key Cast
  • Luke Johnson
    Key Cast
  • Blake Pruitt
    Editor
    20MALEGAYNYC
  • Jason Filmore
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Experimental, LGBT, Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 20, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Oak Cliff Film Festival
    Dallas, TX
    Student Shorts Special Jury Award
  • Harvard College Film Festival
    Cambridge, MA
    World Premiere
  • Fantasia International Film Festival
    Montreal, Canada
    International Premiere
  • Wotever DIY Film Festival
    London, United Kingdom
    UK Premiere
  • Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Providence, RI
  • North Louisiana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
    Shreveport, LA
  • Thessaloniki International LGBTQ Film Festival
    Thessaloniki, Greece
  • MIX Copenhagen
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Indie Memphis
    Memphis, TN
  • OUTsider Film & Arts Festival
    Austin, TX
  • Palm Beach International Film Festival
    Palm Beach, FL
  • QFest St. Louis
    St. Louis, MO
  • Fort Myers Film Festival
    Fort Myers, FL
Director Biography - Blake Pruitt

Blake Pruitt's first short documentary at age 14, Canines, was shown in film festivals around the world and won various awards in student categories. Currently studying Film & Television at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, his collaborative short film, Farmhouse, won the 2012 Tisch 48 Hour Film Festival.

His short documentary, 20MALEGAYNYC, has been featured on Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish, The Advocate, and The Huffington Post. Blake's subsequent web series about young gay life, Male Gays, aired on LogoTV.com and he recently release a UK spinoff: 20MALEGAY.

His experimental short camchat has screened at film festivals in the US, Canada, and Europe.

Blake's new narrative short, Read Aloud, is currently in post-production.

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Director Statement

Camchat is an experimental look at online sexual encounters and relationships through one young man's interactions. In the short, Alec encounters various men in online chat rooms, his experiences ranging from purely sexual to purely emotional and the confusing space in between.