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Finished

Directed by William E. Jones1997USA75 mins

Finished is an unforgettable look at the short but intense life of Alan Lambert, a 25-year-old gay porn actor who flamboyantly committed suicide in a public park. Lambert left behind two cats, several friends and lovers, an intri­cate suicide rant, and twenty or so films, including Boot Camp, Hardball, and Pool Boy.

Finished director William E. Jones, seduced by the image of a man he never knew, set out to make a film about the vanity of contempo­rary gay culture, trying to understand why this young actor killed himself. He discovered something much deeper. Attempting to make sense of a life cut tragically short and of his own obsessions, Jones has created a deeply emotional life story and a profound examina­ tion of the temporary nature of beauty. Equal parts personal confession, biography, and political analysis, Finished is a sober and highly experimental journey through the shad­owy landscape of the gay adult film industry and into the heart of one of its casualties.

Opening the program is Frostbite, in which a lonely lighthouse operator rescues his fantasy man.

Preceded by:

Frostbite

12 mins

A lonely lighthouse keeper rescues his fantasy: a frostbitten man on the rocks.

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Director
William E. Jones
Year
1997
Country
USA
Running Time
75 mins
Language
English
Program Note Writer
Joel Shepard
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