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BENNY'S GYM Directed by Lisa Marie Gamlem Young Alfred finds himself constantly bullied by the other boys at school, including Benny, who apparently wants a tattoo. Alfred draws one on Benny’s arm in secret, and this marks the beginning of an initially reluctant, eventually warm relationship between the boys, a relationship that at all costs must be kept secret. 25 min. / Norwegian with English subtitles WINNER Professional Jury Award for Best Short Film 2007 Pleine la Bobine, France 2008 Dayton (Ohio) LGBT Film Festival 2008 NewFest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival New York 2008 Sprockets, Toronto Int'l Childern and Youth Film Festival 2008 Turin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2008 Out Film Connecticut 2007 Berlin International Film Festival - Generations 2007 Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2007 ImageOut Rochester 2007 IndieLisboa 2007 Kristiansand Int'l Children's Film Festival 2007 Viewfinders Children & Youth Film Festival, Halifax 2007 Oberhausen Int'l Short Film Festival 2007 Hamburg int. Short Film Festival, Germany 2007 Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad 2007 Pleine la Bobine, France 2007 Cinema Jove Int'l Film Festival, Spain 2007 Festival Int'l de Cine para Niños y Jóvenes, Uruguay 2007 Festival Internacional de Cine para Ninos, Mexico 2007 Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2007 Milwaukee LGBT Film and Video Festival 2007 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films 2007 Spokane International Film Festival