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However, he's since found it easier to make films with a low budget. He has also worked behind the camera as a writer and director. A gay film historian, new to online dating, enlists his teenage niece to help him navigate the uncharted waters of the digital world, in pursuit of the year-old man of his dreams.

Even though there have been older gay characters portrayed by heterosexual actors on shows such as "Grace and Frankie" by actors Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, John Lithgow and Alfred Molina in the film "Love Is Strange," Christopher Plummer in the film "Beginners" and others.

Pre-production started inand filming took place in Canada in The film was completed in January Bergeron said the film is set during the winter, which also comes with an incentive because it's easier to get cast and crew during those months in Canada, but there was also a visual aesthetic during filming.

We're invisible on screen and that's unfair. For Bergeron, who divides his time between Montreal and Palm Springs, a painful personal experience inspired the project.

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Bergeron said his film references John Schlesinger's film "Sunday Bloody Sunday," which was a historical moment in cinema for featuring a kiss between actors Peter Finch and Murray Head. I'm not in a relationship right now, but I'm a firm believer that love is possible," Bergeron said.

He wrote and directed the short film "Alone with Mr. Carter," which tells the story of a year-old boy who has a crush on his older heterosexual neighbor next door. There's a bit of a link between the white snow and the white hair of the older guy in the film, who is a very handsome gentleman," Bergeron said.

There was an eight-year period, during which I developed 'Hitchhiking in the Dark' and 'Meet Me at the Crystal,' and I decided to rewrite them for smaller budgets. The failed online dates, the sudden joys, the rejections, the obsessive longing eyes fixed on an iPhone screen, and the other thing is that aging itself is dismissed by society.

Full Gay Movies with older Men by HenrysOldMen • Playlist • 1 video • 48, views. He has worked primarily in Canada, but has also made contributions in the U. His extensive resume includes roles in Hallmark films, the soap opera "The Young and the Restless," the thriller series "Alias," and the drama series "American Dreams.

You hope it will transfer into some actual reality, but people aren't accountable because they don't know your friends, they don't know your family, and you haven't introduced them to anybody, so it's kind of a free-for-all. Years of waiting translate into months of waiting, which was great for 'Old Guys in Bed.

Bergeron is a French-Canadian actor with an impressive career spanning 50 years.

Old Guys in Bed by JP Bergeron, a film about older gay men exploring love and intimacy, debuted at Cinema Diverse in Palm Springs. I believe my film is probably the first one that shows older men kissing, and there are some intimate scenes.

A low budget is much easier and works well for my filmmaking. I think that from a political point of view, that's important. I have personally become very cautious about online dating, but I still believe in love. After a devastating breakup with a partner abroad, Bergeron found himself struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts.

But this is not pornography, it's more about their emotions than showing the actual act," Bergeron said. For Bergeron, that representation is a driving force. This isn't real life and it happens online.