3.5
Synopsis:
Steve Thompson, age 31, introduces himself to us: he’s clay. He talks about the struggle of growing up clay, feeling different, picked on at school, thinking it was his fault. His dad, Lance, talks about his son. Steve used to drown his sorry at a clay bar. Off camera, “Mr. X” looks back at the 1970s, when being clay was cool. That’s passed. Steve discovers a support group, “It’s okay to be clay,” and he starts to come out and accept himself. His dad is there for him.
Quick Thoughts:
While an older short, “Clay Pride: Being Clay In America” was added to my list of queer shorts to review because it’s not only quite poignant, but it stands out because it’s done with claymation. The entire queer short is a metaphor for being gay. Even though I only partially enjoyed watching “Clay Pride: Being Clay In America”, I welcome it’s addition to the queer oeuvre. It perfectly highlights and showcases the struggles of growing up in America until relatively recently. Yet it does so in a novel way via claymation and the metaphoric vantage of being clay in a plasticine world. I highly encourage you to find five minutes and give this queer short film a watch!
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