Beyond Gravity

Beyond Gravity

48 mins | Jan. 1, 1988

This autobiographical story about a love affair between two men was filmed on location in inner-city Auckland. Richard an astronomy-obsessed worrier spends his time fantasising about outerspace and the cosmos, an activity which antagonises friends and family. Then one day he meets Johnny, a handsome Italian man, with an enormous appetite for life, whose idea of a holiday involves breaking into the nearest small holiday home. He offers him love and an escape from the monotony of work. This short New Zealand film is a joyous celebration of the love between two eccentrics. It is also a refreshingly matter-of-fact and comic treatment of a romance between two men who both have their sights aimed firmly amongst the stars. Released on the compiliations: Boys on Film Volume 3 (1994)

Beyond Gravity

48 mins | Jan. 1, 1988

Beyond Gravity
This autobiographical story about a love affair between two men was filmed on location in inner-city Auckland. Richard an astronomy-obsessed worrier spends his time fantasising about outerspace and the cosmos, an activity which antagonises friends and family. Then one day he meets Johnny, a handsome Italian man, with an enormous appetite for life, whose idea of a holiday involves breaking into the nearest small holiday home. He offers him love and an escape from the monotony of work. This short New Zealand film is a joyous celebration of the love between two eccentrics. It is also a refreshingly matter-of-fact and comic treatment of a romance between two men who both have their sights aimed firmly amongst the stars. Released on the compiliations: Boys on Film Volume 3 (1994)
Producers New Zealand Film Commission, James Wallace Productions
Original title Beyond Gravity
Directors Garth Maxwell
Writers Graham Adams, Garth Maxwell

Cast

Guy Boyce

as Harry

Willy de Wit

as Dick

Gilbert Goldie

as Lance

Stephen Hall

as Kevin/Swami

Annabel Lomas

as Faye

Sheila Summers

as Denise

Alex Van Dam

as Pete

David Weatherley

as Planetarium Voice