‘Adam’ - The Gay Short Film Project was produced with the help of a social media fan base interacting with costume decisions, narrative choices and who even watched the project being shot live via Ustream.
The short film mocks up a futuristic advert for a customisable robot and uses the mechanical metaphor to say we should never seek to control, suppress or silence a person, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. We are not robots.
The film is the work of UK filmmaker Mike Buonaiuto who explained the concept to us in more detail, "I wanted to shoot something engaging, with a universal message about self-acceptance and homophobia... I hope the film will inspire young people struggling with accepting their sexuality due to bullying or fear to find confidence within themselves. We are not machines, we are human and we cannot be controlled, suppressed or silenced."
Adam: Next Generation Robotics from Mike Buonaiuto on Vimeo.
