Boy is the story of a young male prostitute in a small town who discovers the truth behind a fatal hit and run accident. Threatened with violence, he battles to expose the truth. In Boy, a college-aged rent boy exposes the truth about the death of a girl in a hit and run accident. Using typography that hovers on screen in place of dialogue, flares of bold colour, dioramic frames, and brutal portraiture reminiscent of American photographer Dianne Arbus, director Welby Ings creates a powerful vision of claustrophobia and sexual violence in small town New Zealand. The film gained acclaim both at home and internationally. It played at a long run of film festivals, and was judged Best Short Film at American fest Cinequest. A haunting, visually inventive tale about coming of age and into sexuality. (Filmmaker Magazine) Totally unique short film with the best soundtrack ever Initially I thought this amazing short film was probably taking itself a little too seriously. I might have even felt that it was bordering on pretentious. Yet, there's something about "Boy" that really grows on you. That's how it was for me, anyway. I first saw it probably 2 or 3 years ago. The film definitely made an impression on me, but the impression was that it was trying too hard to be artsy or "deep" or symbolic or all of the above. I wouldn't have given it a second thought (or a second viewing) except for the song that plays off and on throughout the film - "Anchor Me" - got stuck in my head and I found myself watching "Boy" over and over again just to hear "Anchor Me". The funny thing is that with each subsequent viewing, I noticed new details that I hadn't noticed before. I don't claim to understand any of the symbolism in this film, and I'm honestly not even sure I understand half of the things that actually happened. What I do know is that I've never watched any other movie 30 times and liked it more the 30th time than the first. As you might have guessed, I got seriously, disturbingly addicted to the song "Anchor Me". But aside from that, the movie itself is addicting, too, if you give it a chance. It's totally unique and never boring. Highly recommended.