Cinema Parmesan

13/08/2024

Our entire crew had a blast at OUTSOUTH Q***r Film Festival this past weekend. Durham remains such a special place to screen, as does The Carolina Theatre of Durham. Big thanks to the fest and everyone who came out to watch independent q***r film!

06/08/2024

If we have any followers in Arkansas, make your way to Little Rock this weekend to see AT LUCY’S LAST NIGHT as part of Reel Q***r! Thanks to the festival and The Studio Theatre for screening us!

01/08/2024

Attention San Franciscans! We're pleased to announce AT LUCY'S LAST NIGHT as an official selection of the 2024 SF Q***r Film Fest! Join us at the Landmark Opera Plaza for a Sunday afternoon of shorts (including ours!). Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-q***r-film-fest-sfqff-2024-tickets-964316686167?aff=oddtdtcreator

16/03/2024

Hallo homoseksueels! If you find yourself in Amsterdam in the next week, you have two chances to see our latest short as part of Roze Filmdagen!

02/10/2023

We are pleased to be an official selection of ImageOut Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival once again! AT LUCY'S LAST NIGHT will streaming October 5-11 as part of their virtual shorts program. Stay tuned for a link!

23/09/2023

THIS WEEKEND! At Lucy's Last Night will make it's world premiere at Cinema Diverse in Palm Springs! 🏖⛱🌴As usual, we're honored and humbled. If you're in the area, check us out!

07/03/2023

“The morning after hooking up, two recent college grads wrestle with their feelings for each other while a strange and inexplicable phenomenon creeps up in the background.”

Here’s the poster for our latest short! Photos and press info can be found at http://www.ethanroberts.net/projects.html (take a gander, festivals 👀)

19/02/2023

We're wrapping up post-production on our latest project, AT LUCY'S LAST NIGHT! While you wait for the premiere, check out some behind-the-scenes photos from principal photography last June.

20/07/2022

Heyo! While we're busy at work on post-production for our latest short (updates to come), enjoy our 2016 award-winning short DADs, now publicly available to watch! S/o to our cast and crew: Justin Rose, Michael Evanichko, Robert Walker, Matthew Sierra, and Mackenzie Worrall

An unexpected visit between a father and his son turns into an unexpected interaction between a father an his son's older lover. AWARD: • Maumee Film…

05/04/2022

It's here! Here TV that is. Check out our short GETTING CLOSER as part of Here TV's program The Gay Agenda. P.S. Our's is the first film in the block!

In this anthology of short films, the phrase

31/03/2022

ATTN: Austin-area Actors! Cinema Parmesan is now casting their next short q***r film! Check out the flyer below for details/breakdown. Interested actors can apply at https://forms.gle/mrepgxQbRSDzxR7PA (preferred) or email [email protected] with headshot, reel/clips, and availability. Thanks!

30/03/2022

We are proud and pleased to announce our short GETTING CLOSER has been picked up for distribution by LGBTQ+ channel/streaming platform Here TV! Thanks to everyone who supported this little q***r project. Stay tuned for more details!

09/11/2021

Now through the end of November, you can stream our award-winning short FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE for FREE over at the Direct Monthly Online Film Festival‼️If you have six spare minutes, go check it out❗️🍺 🥃 👨‍❤️‍👨 🌃

Director - Ethan Roberts Genre - LGBT ​ Duration - 5 minutes 57 seconds ​ Country - United States ​ Language - English ​ Year - 2021 SYNOPSIS : A lonely young man rhythmically narrates his leap from isolation to ecstasy when he meets a beautiful stranger at a bar. Juxtaposing self-consciousn...

27/10/2021

12/10/2021

Happening Now! GETTING CLOSER is proud to be an official selection of the ImageOut film festival.

02/10/2021

CALIFORNIANS - check out GETTING CLOSER as a part of this year's Long Beach QFilm Festival. Take a gander at the Men in Briefs Shorts promo, featuring us!

28/09/2021

Thanks for the great screening, Reeling Film Fest! We're pleased and honored that our film GETTING CLOSER was an official selection AND got a neat little boost in the program. ***rFilm

15/09/2021

Wow! Look out Chicago, GETTING CLOSER will be making its windy-city-by-the-lake premiere at Reeling Film Fest later this month!

30/08/2021

ATTN: CALIFORNIA. Getting Closer will screen t w i c e this month in the Golden State an an official selection of Cinema Diverse at the Palm Springs Cultural Center AND Burbank International Film Festivall! See what critics are calling "funny, intimate, awkward, tender." Check out the festivals' pages for d e t a i l s.

26/08/2021

26/08/2021

Hey New Yorkers! Catch GETTING CLOSER thie weekend at the East Village Q***r Film Festival (thanks wild project!) - it's New York City premiere! Seating is limited, get your tickets now: http://thewildproject.com/performances/east-village-q***r-film-festival-2021/ ***rFilmFestival

20/08/2021

GETTING CLOSER is streaming NOW through the end of August as part of FilmPride! Check it out: http://www.filmpride.org

FilmPride presents: Getting Closer
Dir: Ethan Roberts – 6:16, US – CW: DRUG USE, SEXUAL CONTENT
Two stoned boyfriends navigate unexpected vulnerability (as well as the giggles) while attempting to get off.

Part of the FilmPride festival, a FREE LGBTQ+ online festival from 16th to 31st August. Over 70 short films, documentaries, animations & features, + QAs with the filmmakers
www.filmpride.org

08/08/2021

We're pleased to be making out debut across the pond at FilmPride Film Festival! Follow their page for streaming details!

16/07/2021

Thanks Mirror Mountain Film Festival for nominating our short GETTING CLOSER for a Best Screenplay Award! As they might say in Canada, it's an honour.

Announcing the 2021 nominees for Best Screenplay! We’re proud to nominate CURBSIDE PICKUP (w. Hingman Leung), GETTING CLOSER (w. Ethan Roberts - Cinema Parmesan), IT’S NOT SAFE OUTSIDE (w. Woody Gregson), SIGNAL FIRE (w. Alice Shin Productions) and VISITOR (w. Ibrahim Awara).

The winner of this year’s award will receive a gift card from Jet Black Hair & Studio, a gift card from Girls+ Rock Ottawa, and a face-mask, 2 vinyl records and book from CHUO 89.1 FM. Thanks to our sponsors for their generous prize donations!

Look for the winner to be revealed on July 26th!

14/07/2021

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12/07/2021

CANADIAN PREMIERE: Our neighbors to the north will be getting a taste of s*x, drugs, and giggles at the Mirror Mountain Film Festival! Check out GETTING CLOSER at the fest July 24-25. Get your tickets n o w : https://mirrormountainfilmfest.com/tickets-2021/

19/06/2021

Thanks Q***r 2 Q***r Fest for mailing us this grand statuette! We're humbled and honored our short FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE won the Taste the Rainbow Prize at your inaugural festival. ***rfilm

28/05/2021

Twirl into the weekend with what critics are calling "A Tender Whirlwind of Poetic Flirtation." FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER, ALONE is streaming through Q***r 2 Q***r Fest until April 30! Get your ticket here: https://q2q.sparqfest.live/

26/05/2021

JUST ANNOUNCED: Our 2014 award-winning short FURIOUS SAINT JACK & OTTER,ALONE won the "Taste The Rainbow" prize at the Q***r 2 Q***r Fest! If you haven't seen the short, it's now streaming through May 30th https://q2q.sparqfest.live

30/04/2021

It's the home stretch for Wicked Q***r: The Boston LGBT Film Festival and we're happy to have been part of ***r2021. 24 more hours to watch GETTING CLOSER before the festival closes. Tickets: https://www.wickedq***r.org/events/mens-shorts-2021