James Francos Nude Basketball Film Wins Award

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        James Francos Nude Basketball Film Wins Award
    
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          Feb 24, 2010
          
        
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James Franco's nudity-laden film adaptation of the gay poem The Feast of Stephen won a Teddy Award at last week's Berlin Film Festival. Franco, who attends New York University's film school and is a favorite of gay viewers for his performances in biopics James Dean, Milk, and the upcoming Howl, directed the silent black-and-white short based on the lyrical poem by Anthony Hecht, about a young man fantasizing while watching a pickup game of basketball, as a student project.

To watch a NSFW clip from the film, click here.

        
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