Big Eden
Overview
Big Eden is a gay
-themed romantic drama film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha
. It won awards from several gay and lesbian film festival
s, and was nominated for best limited release film at the GLAAD Media Awards
in 2002.
The film stars Arye Gross
as Henry Hart, a successful gay artist from New York City
who returns to his rural hometown in Montana
to care for his ailing grandfather. Henry is welcomed back by the townsfolk, all of whom are aware of his sexuality and are highly accepting and even supportive towards him (the film's plot and dialogue notably has a complete absence of homophobic content).
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
-themed romantic drama film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha
Thomas Bezucha
Thomas Gordon Bezucha is an American screenwriter and director.He wrote and directed Big Eden and The Family Stone . He is a graduate of Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts. He will next direct Monte Carlo, which he co-wrote with April Blair.Bezucha is openly gay.-External...
. It won awards from several gay and lesbian film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
s, and was nominated for best limited release film at the GLAAD Media Awards
GLAAD Media Awards
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives...
in 2002.
The film stars Arye Gross
Arye Gross
-Biography:Gross was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sheri and Joseph Gross, who was an aerospace engineer and later worked in business....
as Henry Hart, a successful gay artist from New York City
New York City
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who returns to his rural hometown in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
to care for his ailing grandfather. Henry is welcomed back by the townsfolk, all of whom are aware of his sexuality and are highly accepting and even supportive towards him (the film's plot and dialogue notably has a complete absence of homophobic content).
