Danny in the Sky

Danny in the Sky
Danny in the Sky
Directed by	Denis Langlois
Written by	Bertrand Lachance; Denis Langlois
Produced by	Bertrand Lachance; Denis Langlois
Starring	Thierry Pépin; Eric Cabana; Véronique Jenkins
Cinematography	Stefan Ivanov
Edited by	Natacha Dufaux
Music by	Simon Wayland; Peter Xirogiannis; Phil York
Production; company	Castor & Pollux
Distributed by	Cinéma Libre
Release date	October 26, 2001;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Danny in the Sky is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Langlois and released in 2001.^[1] The film stars Thierry Pépin as Danny, a model who works as a stripper in gay strip clubs despite being heterosexual. Raised in a dysfunctional family as the son of a closeted gay father (Eric Cabana) and a mother who died of a drug overdose, he is seeking deeper love and meaning in his life but struggles to find people who value him for anything more than his good looks.^[2]

The film premiered theatrically in Quebec in October 2001.^[1] It screened across Canada at LGBT film festivals in 2002, including the Inside Out Film and Video Festival^[3] and the Fairy Tales Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.^[4]

The film received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Original Music (Simon Wayland, Peter Xirogiannis and Phil York) at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b "Striking a familiar pose". Montreal Gazette, October 29, 2001.
^ "Looks only get you so far". National Post, May 31, 2002.
^ "We're here, we're queer, watch us on the big screen ; It's time for Toronto's 12th annual Inside Out film festival". Toronto Star, May 17, 2002.
^ "Fairy Tales film festival keeps it clean: Don't expect to see over- the-top erotica in this year's feature films". Calgary Herald, June 7, 2002.
^ "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002.

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[strikingpose-1] "Striking a familiar pose". Montreal Gazette, October 29, 2001.

[2] "Looks only get you so far". National Post, May 31, 2002.

[3] "We're here, we're queer, watch us on the big screen ; It's time for Toronto's 12th annual Inside Out film festival". Toronto Star, May 17, 2002.

[4] "Fairy Tales film festival keeps it clean: Don't expect to see over- the-top erotica in this year's feature films". Calgary Herald, June 7, 2002.

[5] "Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced". Screen Daily, January 24, 2002.

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