Munich Film Festival II: Slash

[selenak]

Yes, "Slash" as in slash of fanfiction fame. As in, it's an entire movie about two teens who write same and deal with the whole coming of age, discovering their sexuality thing at the same time. This could have gone wrong in so many ways, but I'm happy to report the resulting movie does NOT ridicule fandom, either the writing or the non-writing

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[trobadora]

Slash sounds great! Much better than I expected, particularly given the choice of a male protagonist. I'm curious - how does the film otherwise handle fannish demographics?

[selenak]

I think (though of course I would) it comes across that male slash writers like Neil and Denis are the exception at the ComicCon scenes, where you have, in the fanfic writers meetings, more women then men (and I say women and men advisedly, because Neil is the only teenager present, the others we see all appear to be in their 30s at least - well, okay, one or two could be in their 20s). In the Q & A, the director, asked whether he got feedback, good or ill, from fandom about the movie, said there was a lot of fear at first that the movie was aimed at ridiculing slash writing fans, but once people saw it they knew it wasn't; one ongoing criticism which he can see the point of is that with ca. 85% of slash writers female, why a male protagonist? To which his answer was the, says he, not profound but true that this is how the story came to his imagination

[zahrawithaz]

This sounds really interesting!

[selenak]

It is, and it's also very enjoable to watch.

[rebcake]

I am bummed! I missed this when it was in town last week for the LGBTQ film fest. I had it on my list and everything, but the timing didn't work out! Oh well, maybe it will be available online through Frameline.com at some point.

I did see a short film about furries, though. With many furries in attendance.

[selenak]

Here's hoping they'll show it again in your neighbourhood, or release it on dvd soon, because it's really worth watching.

[kerkevik_2014]

I suppose there must be some, but I am unaware of ANY male m/m slash writers. Not one, so of course a movie would have a boy as the hero.

*cynical grumbling*

kerk

[selenak]

copperbadge is the best known male slash writer who springs immediately to mind fo rme, I first came across him when he was still writing non-slash DIscWorld, but since then he's moved on to writing one of the most popular HP Remus/Sirius slash stories, "Stealing Harry", and some of the most popular Jack/Ianto Torchwood stuff. None of which I've read, since I'm not into any of his pairinigs, but they really are that famous that I heard about them via fannish osmosis and wondered whether it was the same guy who write about Vimes, checked, and yes, he was.

[kerkevik_2014]

Well like I said they have to exist, I've written some Jack/Ianto ish fics for elisi, but they are from Gwen's perspective, so pretty sure they don't count.

[watervole]

I really ought to see that movie. I love the way it doesn't give pat solutions and has Dennis acting exactly as a con com would wish.