Shelter (II) (2007)

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

Director:

Jonah Markowitz

Writer:

Jonah Markowitz

Stars:

Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes

11 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	John
Alejandro Patino	...	Moe
Caitlin Crosby	...	Shari
Alicia Sixtos	...	Amber
Tarek Zohdy	...	Gabe's Friend
Robbi Chong	...	Receptionist

Storyline

Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach spends his days working a dead-end job and helping his needy sister care for her son. In his free time he surfs, draws and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe, who lives on the wealthy side of town. When Gabe's older brother, Shaun, returns home, he is drawn to Zach's selflessness and talent. Zach falls in love with Shaun while struggling to reconcile his own desires with the needs of his family.

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Plot Keywords:

best friend | art school | college | surfing | art | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

De repente, Califórnia

Filming Locations:

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,464 (USA) (21 March 2008)

Gross:

$142,666 (USA) (20 June 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GP Pictures, here! Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 85 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's director Jonah Markowitz voiced the Cal Arts employee who contacted Zack on his cell phone.

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Goofs

After the fight between Zach and Alan at the end of the film, Alan walks away but can be heard sneezing.

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Quotes

Shaun: Zach: I can't just take whatever I want. My life is not like that. Shaun: You'll never get what you want unless you take it.

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Connections

Referenced in My Big Break (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Break"
Written by Shane Mack
Performed by Shane Mack
Courtesy of here! Tunes

User Reviews

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.