Using the great Australian sporting tradition of Aussie rules as a catalyst to explore gay male sexuality, this sweet, funny take on mateship and fair play on and off the field gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘holding the man’. Kicking on ultimately highlights the intimate spaces men create for each other that allow for physical contact and a dogmatic loyalty that in any other name would be called love.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1003592
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gender identity
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homosexuality
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded