Dirty (2020 film)

Dirty
Poster
Directed byMatthew Puccini
Written byMatthew Puccini
Produced byCecilia Delgado
Matthew Puccini
Jeremy Truong
StarringMorgan Sullivan
Manny Dunn
CinematographyMatt Mitchell
Edited byWilliam Sullivan
Music byNathan Prillaman
Production
companies
Jacob Burns Film Center
Bering Pictures
141 Entertainment
Distributed byThe Criterion Channel
Release dates
  • January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02) (SXSW)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dirty is a 2020 short LGBT coming-of-age romantic drama film, written and directed by Matthew Puccini. It premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film.[1]

The film made its online premiere through a virtual screening by SXSW, as the festival was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the festival still awarded the film with a Special Jury Award for the performances of its lead actors, Morgan Sullivan and Manny Dunn.[2][3][4] It then went on to play at BFI Flare, Outfest Fusion, Atlanta Film Festival and the Palm Springs International ShortFest; at the latter it was nominated for Best LGBTQ+ Short.[5][6] In October 2020, the film's streaming rights were acquired by The Criterion Channel.[7]

  1. ^ "2020 Sundance Preview: 10 Must-See Short Films in Park City". IndieWire. January 23, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "SXSW Film Festival Shorts To Stream On Mailchimp Presents". Deadline. March 5, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "The 2020 SXSW Film Festival Announces Jury and Special Awards". SXSW. March 24, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "SXSW 2020: Best Short Films Streaming Online". The Young Folks. May 9, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Palm Springs ShortFest Selects 2020 Films". Palm Springs Life. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "Take a look: ShortFest announces lineup of 332 short films". Palm Springs Desert Sun. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "October 2020 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced". Criterion Cast. September 24, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.