Gentle character study about physicality and self-love.

Harvey (Benjamin Turnbull) is shy, lonely and dissatisfied with his body. He comes across the gay magazine Cherub "for fat men and their admirers" and draws new hope from it and then submits a self-portrait to the magazine. "Cherub" is a quiet approach to the softer side of self-empowerment and manages (almost) entirely without dialog. Harvey's character study is touching and empathetic - without falling prey to the clichés of "overcoming the self" on the road to happiness.

The images created by director Devin Shears are an act of affection towards their subject in every camera shot. "Cherub" is an ode to quiet filmmaking and the power of depicting the everyday. The low-budget production premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival.

Director-Devin Shears
Feature film, CAN 2024-73min-18+

+ short film "THE EXCHANGE"

Director: Amaia Yoldi-14min

No dialog

Free choice of seats

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