Alastair Mavor

Once, Neil Marlow's life was a spontaneous festival of frivolity, friends and funk music. Now, it's one of OAPs, weekly bingo and ready-meals. Neil Marlow (aka The Rev) has chosen a life of the cloth above a life of liberalism. Like so many before him, he is convinced that his sexuality and extroverted personality are incompatible with his religious beliefs. This is the story of that struggle. The struggle of repression and rejection, of the vain attempt to leave a part of himself behind in the belief that he will somehow be happier if he inhibits his true self.

Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.

As Boys On Film reaches the end of its teenage years, we take a look at those unique boys who go one step further, who excite, invigorate, and always impress, who break boundaries, shape their worlds and are more than what they appear. Volume 19: No Ordinary Boy includes ten complete films: Scott T. Hinson's "Michael Joseph Jason John" also starring Eric Robledo… Abhishek Verma's animated "The Fish Curry"… Dean Loxton's "Meatoo" starring Calum Speed and Warren Rusher… Amrou Al-Kadhi's "Run(a)way Arab" also starring Ahd and Omar Labek… Jannik Splidsboel's "Between Here & Now" starring Francesco Martino and Peder Bille… Jake Graf's "Dusk" starring Elliott Sailors, Sue Moore, and Duncan James… Ben Allen's "Blood Out Of A Stone" starring Alex Austin and Oisín Stack… David Färdmar's "No More We" starring Jonathan Andersson and Björn Elgerd… Leon Lopez's "Jermaine & Elsie" starring Marji Campi and Ashley Campbell… and Marco Alessi's "Four Quartets" with Laurie Kynaston.

A young man is forced out of his comfort zone when he goes on an unconventional date.