Works by
Brian Sloan
(Writer)

Books

• Tale of Two Summers (2006) -- Finalist 2006 Lambda Literary Award for Children/Young Adult
  08:06 p.m.
  Saturday 07.29.06

  You are in L-O-V-E. Notice how I have no hesitation spelling
   it.  At all. Reason? That was just the wildest entry you've posted! Ever....You are so seeing the world through the
  eyes of L-O-V-E.

  A ten-year best friendship is put to the test when Chuck and Hal spend their first summer apart falling for two questionable mates: a sexy Saudi songstress and a smokin' hot French punk. As Chuck heads off to summer theater camp and Hal stays in their hometown, learning how to drive, they keep in touch via blogging, reporting to each other about their suddenly separate lives and often ridiculous romantic entanglements. As both their relationships take some unexpected turns, Hal and Chuck struggle to come to terms with their growing differences while trying to keep their friendship alive. (Young Adult)

• A Really Nice Prom Mess (2005)
  Well, in summary, your fake date's in the bathroom with a hangover and a crispy hairdo, while my fake date is out wandering the Willard, searching for his heterosexuality or something.

  High school senior Cameron Hayes gets coerced into going to the prom with a girl, even though he'd rather be with his boyfriend. The evening goes from bad to worse when his fake date gets sloshed, his boyfriend slugs him when he sees Cam kissing his fake date, and Cam flees the prom in disguise with a drug dealer. Then things really spin out of control. Over the course of one harrowing and hysterical night, Cameron's life comes undone, leading to accidental revelations, criminal adventures, and an unlikely romance.

Movies

• WTC View (2005)
  DVD
  On the night before 9/11, a young man living in SoHo places an online ad for a roommate in the Village Voice. On the 12th, he gets five messages. Over the course of the next two weeks, he has trouble finding a new roommate in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York while, at the same time, struggles to keep his mental balance. Based on the acclaimed stage play by Brian Sloan and starring the critically praised original cast, this film tells the story of life in New York through the various experiences of people who come to look at Eric’s apartment. It is a modest but often surprising slice-of-life look at lower Manhattan after of the most devastating days in this nation’s history, told from the perspective of one man whose neighborhood and sense of home was shattered by the opening shot of the "war on terror."

• Boys Life 4: Four Play (2003)
  VHS   DVD
  Four films of lust, love, libidos, and liberation.

• I Think I Do (1998)
  VHS   DVD
  Comedy about a gay couple at a straight couple's wedding.  "Finally," said the New York Times, "someone has made the gay 'Big Chill,' without the politics, or maybe the gay 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' but with only one wedding (and it's a straight one)."

• Boys Life (1995)
  VHS   DVD
  Three short films presents a young gay man at the threshold of adulthood. In Brian Sloan's "Pool Days," Justin -- a 17-year old Bethesda boy -- is hired as a life guard at a fitness center. Over the summer he realizes he's gay.

See also:

• Not the Only One: Lesbian and Gay Fiction for Teens (2004), Jane Summer, ed.
  Groundbreaking anthology for gay and lesbian teens features new original fiction which reflect both the tension and relief of being true to oneself. Contributors include Bonnie Shimko (Letters in the Attic),  Brent Hartinger (The Geography Club), Claire McNab (The Wombat Strategy), Gregory Maguire (Wicked), and Michael Thomas Ford (Last Summer).. These stories provide hope and inspiration to gay and lesbian teenagers as they take the first exciting, often difficult steps toward accepting their sexuality and emerging from the shadows as open and proud individuals.