BearCity

2010 American film

BearCity

Directed by| Doug Langway
Written by| Doug Langway
Lawrence Ferber
Produced by| Heidi H. Hamelin
Starring|

* Joe Conti
* Stephen Guarino
* Brian Keane
* Gregory Gunter
* Sebastian La Cause
* Alex Di Dio
* James Martinez
* Gerald McCullouch

Cinematography| Michael Hauer
Edited by| Gerald Fernando
Doug Langway
Music by| Kerry Muzzey
Distributed by| TLA Releasing

Release dates

* June 11, 2010 (2010-06-11) (Newfest New York LGBT Film Festival)
* October 22, 2010 (2010-10-22) (United States)

Country| United States
Language| English

BearCity is a 2010 American gay-themed comedy-drama film directed by Doug Langway, and written by Langway and Lawrence Ferber. It stars Joe Conti as a young gay man in the "twink" category who fantasizes about larger, hairier men known as "bears", and his search to find the perfect man.[1][2]

The sequel BearCity 2: The Proposal was released in the fall of 2012. BearCity 3 was funded by an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign,[3] and had a limited release at various LGBT festivals and venues in 2016, and received a full release digitally and on home media in 2017.[4]

A novelization of the film, also written by Lawrence Ferber, was published by Lethe Press' Bear Bones imprint in 2013.

## Plot

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Tyler, an aspiring actor in his early twenties, has just moved to New York City in an attempt to jump-start his career. Young and slender, he fits in the "twink" category, but finds himself attracted to "bears", hairy and larger-bodied men. Tyler realizes his expectations of sexual escapades are falling far short of what he would have liked, while simultaneously falling for Roger, the muscle-bear friend of his roommates Fred and Brent. Meanwhile, Roger fears judgment for being with someone from outside the community, and hesitates to introduce Tyler to his friends.

## Cast

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* Joe Conti as Tyler
* Stephen Guarino as Brent
* Brian Keane as Fred
* Gregory Gunter as Michael
* Sebastian La Cause as Fernando
* Alex Di Dio as Simon
* James Martinez as Carlos
* Gerald McCullouch as Roger
* Ashlie Atkinson as Amy

## References

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1. ^ Webster, Andy (October 21, 2010). "BearCity: A Hairy Love Situation". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. ^ "BearCity (2010)". AllMovie.
3. ^ "BearCity 3". Indiegogo. August 22, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
4. ^ "BearCity 3 NOW on DVD, BR & VOD!". Bearcitythemovie.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

## External links

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* Official website
* BearCity at IMDb