Shelter
Shelter, directed by Jonah Markowitz and produced by J.D. DiSalvatore, was shown in movie theaters nationwide on 21 March. The movie stars Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Katie Walder, Jackson Wurthand, Tina Holmes and is a life drama.
Set in in the working-class San Pedro area of Los Angeles, Shelter details the life of Zach (Trevor Wright), who is in love with Tori (Katie Walder). Zach acts as a surrogate father to his five-year-old nephew, Cody (Jackson Wurth). However, everything changes when Zach finds himself drawn to Shaun (Brad Rowe), a confident writer who is an eager enabler of all of Zach’s passions.
Oasis Journals reports that the simplicity of the movie is what makes it sort of relaxing to watch.
It looks great, the boys are hot (I was a bit unclear why two boys waking up in bed the next morning after having sex the night before would have put underwear on at some point before falling asleep), and we do root for Zach. There is a clear shift in his mood when he is first with Shaun, that we finally see he is looking for happiness, is capable of it, that makes us want him to have it on a more permanent basis.
According to the New York Times, Shelter is less about erotic soul-searching than about defining one’s boundaries.
As the two hit the surf and Shaun’s mattress with equal enthusiasm, the movie’s abundance of tanned bodies, rolling waves and golden sunsets create an aesthetic of inoffensive hedonism that perfectly matches the subject matter. And if at times the symbolism is a bit heavy-handed — and the ending is easily foreseen — strong performances and Joseph White’s burnished cinematography do much to atone. Coming out has rarely looked so pretty.
Before the movie is released, here is its official trailer.