# DINX
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{{short description|2008 Canadian short film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = DINX
| image =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [Trevor Anderson](/source/Trevor_Anderson_(filmmaker))
| producer = Trevor Anderson
| writer = Trevor Anderson
| starring = [Farren Timoteo](/source/Farren_Timoteo)
| music = [Nik Kozub](/source/Nik_Kozub)
| cinematography = Wes Doyle
| editing = Justin Lachance
| studio =
| distributor = Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
| runtime = 13 minutes
| released = {{Film date|2008}}
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''DINX''''' is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by [Trevor Anderson](/source/Trevor_Anderson_(filmmaker)) and released in 2008.["Shine on you crazy sequin; Edmonton rocker/filmmaker Trevor Anderson's new film about a strip-club shooter boy comes to the Fairy Tales film fest in all its snappy-screwball-stripper-drag glory". ''[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)'', May 23, 2008.] The film stars [Farren Timoteo](/source/Farren_Timoteo) as Zack, a young man who works as a [shooter boy](/source/shooter_(drink)) in a gay [strip club](/source/strip_club) but is dissatisfied with his job and aspires to be allowed to perform as a stripper; when called to the office by his boss, however, he unexpectedly finds himself transported, still clad in go-go shorts and carrying a shooter tray, back in time to childhood to revisit the day when he tried to protect himself from bullying by taking the blame when his school's two main troublemakers spray-painted "DINX" on the school wall.[
The film had its premiere screening at the [National Screen Institute](/source/National_Screen_Institute) in early 2008, and was screened at the [Metro Cinema Edmonton](/source/Metro_Cinema_Edmonton) on March 6, before going into wider distribution on the LGBTQ film festival circuit.][
==Production==
The film's genesis came when Anderson visited Remington's, a gay strip club in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), while touring his debut short film ''Rugburn''.][Mari Sasano, "Festival fave has its homecoming; Trevor Anderson's short film DINX premieres tonight at Metro Cinema". ''[Edmonton Journal](/source/Edmonton_Journal)'', March 6, 2008.] Interested in the idea of making a film set in a strip bar but realizing that the story of a stripper or a [drag queen](/source/drag_queen) had both already been done, he decided to explore the story of a shooter boy, essentially the "low man on the totem pole" in the nightlife hierarchy.[
It was shot in 2007 in Edmonton's [Starlite Room](/source/Starlite_Room), with many of its supporting roles played by local Edmonton artists, writers and musicians, including [Nik Kozub](/source/Nik_Kozub) as the club DJ, Anderson's [Wet Secrets](/source/The_Wet_Secrets) bandmate Lyle Bell as a dancer, and [Nick Green](/source/Nick_Green_(writer)) as Charles.][Fish Griwkowsky, "It's a typical movie set; Comedy set in gay strip club". ''[Edmonton Sun](/source/Edmonton_Sun)'', August 24, 2007.]
According to Anderson, "When people see the film at major festivals in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, I wanted them to think, 'Wow! I didn't know that existed in Edmonton!' Which it doesn't. But [Bruce La Bruce](/source/Bruce_La_Bruce), when he wanted a [queercore](/source/queercore) movement in Toronto that didn't exist, he made films that made it look like it did. Kids eventually came to Toronto to be part of it and created the scene. He changed the social fabric just by imagining it."[
==Controversy==
The film was a subject of minor controversy in 2009 when, following a screening at the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the print was impounded by the [Canada Border Services Agency](/source/Canada_Border_Services_Agency) upon its return to Canada, purportedly for a review of whether it violated Canada's rules on the importation of [obscene](/source/obscenity) materials.][Jenn Ruddy, [https://xtramagazine.com/power/gay-film-held-by-canadian-border-agents-for-over-a-month-35566 "Gay film held by Canadian border agents for over a month"]. ''[Xtra!](/source/Xtra!)'', December 2, 2009.] The tape was finally returned to Anderson about a month later.[
==Awards==
The film was the winner of the audience award for short films at the 2008 [Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival](/source/Fairy_Tales_Queer_Film_Festival).][
In 2008, both ''DINX'' and Anderson's documentary film ''[Rock Pockets](/source/Rock_Pockets)'' were shortlisted for the [Iris Prize](/source/Iris_Prize) for LGBTQ-themed short films.][{{cite news|date=October 1, 2008|title=Iris Prize promises both reel and unreal|newspaper=Metro UK|url=http://metro.co.uk/2008/10/01/iris-prize-promises-both-reel-and-unreal-554674/}}]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1264882}}
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Category:2008 films
Category:2008 short films
Category:2008 comedy films
Category:2008 LGBTQ-related films
Category:Canadian comedy short films
Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related short films
Category:LGBTQ-related comedy films
Category:Films shot in Edmonton
Category:Films set in Edmonton
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films directed by Trevor Anderson
Category:2008 English-language films
Category:2008 Canadian films
Category:English-language comedy short films
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