Shelter (2007/II)

Director:

Jonah Markowitz

Writer:

Jonah Markowitz (writer)

Release Date:

16 April 2009 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Plot:

When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.

Plot Keywords:

Best Friend | Art School | College | Art | Surfing

Awards:

11 wins

Cast

Trevor Wright	...	Zach
Brad Rowe	...	Shaun
Tina Holmes	...	Jeanne
Jackson Wurth	...	Cody
Katie Walder	...	Tori
Matt Bushell	...	Alan
Ross Thomas	...	Gabe
Albert Reed	...	Billy
Joy Gohring	...	Ellen
Don Margolin	...	Father John
Alejandro Patino	...	Moe
Caitlin Crosby	...	Shari
Alicia Sixtos	...	Amber
Tarek Zohdy	...	Gabe's Friend
Robbi Chong	...	Receptionist

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

97 min | Germany:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company:

GP Pictures

Trivia:

Trevor Wright, Ross Thomas and Albert Reed already knew how to surf before the filming of this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Shaun walks past Zach in the back of Zach's truck ("Just leave it, dude"), Shaun is carrying his long board. When he is running to the surf and first meets Cody, he is carrying a different, shorter board. This is only time in the film that Shaun uses anything other than a long board.

Quotes:

Zach: Who knew there'd be so much drama inside the gates of Pacific Bluffs? I never knew.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in My Big Break (2009)

Soundtrack:

Going Home

Best Film at the San Francisco LGBT Film Festival

This has got to be the best film I've seen at the San Francisco LGBT film festival in years. The director and cast were in attendance at the world premiere and they were given a worthy standing ovation. Writer/director Jonah Markowitz did a fantastic job of flushing out real characters. Trevor Wright was a real natural and convincing as someone struggling to come out. He really made you feel his pain. The story about his codependent sister is dead-on. Brad Rowe is like a young Greg Kinnear. You can't help liking him. The soundtrack was excellent and I hope to see it released. This is the first film from here! Network and I hope to see more of this quality. Incidentally, I've noticed on the IMDb search that there are two other films being released in 2007 with the title "Shelter" and there a half dozen films in the past with the same title. Also, on the allmovie guide (AMG) site there is an Italian film with the same title. Interesting enough, that film is being shown at the SF LGBT festival and was changed to Shelter Me. Hopefully, the "surfer gay movie" will stand out.