The Hook Up

20196 min 22 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Michael V. Smith

Production: Justine PimlottAnita Lee

Script: Michael V. Smith

The Hook Up is an experimental doc featuring four gay men from two different generations: two nearing age 70 and two 20-somethings. Striking close-up visuals create a powerful sense of intimacy and connection as the men discuss how hooking up has (and has not) evolved for gay men.

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Subject categories


  • Sexuality and Reproduction > Interpersonal RelationshipsSexual minorities (2SLGBTQ+ people)
  • Social Issues > Social Change

Credits


writer
Michael V. Smith
director
Michael V. Smith
producer
Justine Pimlott
executive producer
Anita Lee
director of photography
Lindsay George
editor
Jessica Dymond
featuring
Otto Chan
Colin Thomas
Josh Gradilone
Paul Wong
sound design
Eva Madden
sound recordist
Sandor Gyurkovics
production supervisor
Marcus Matyas
production coordinator
Andrew Martin-Smith
gaffer
Bradley Davis
makeup artist
Min-Jee Mowat
production assistant
Amelia Morris
Katrina Tadros
visual effects
Branden Bratuhin
studio operations manager
Mark Wilson
studio administrator
Patricia Bourgeois
technical coordinator
Kevin Riley
studio coordinator
Carly Kastner
technical assistant
Q'Mal Labad-Workman
marketing manager
Melissa Wheeler
publicist
Jennifer Mair
legal counsel
Christian Pitchen
post production services
SIM Post Toronto
sound editor
Jean Choi Bot
re-recording mixer
Martin Lee
assistant re-recording mixer
Will Stephens
colourist
Andrew Ross
online editor
Ty Delgaty
assistant on-line editor
Steve Thorpe