AKA (2002 film)

AKA is a 2002 drama film, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and deals with the story of Dean, an 18-year-old teenager who assumes another identity in order to enter high society. Dean then meets David, an older gay man who desires him and Benjamin, a young Texan hustler. It is largely an autobiographical account of Duncan Roy's early life.

The screen consists of a row of three frames, showing three perspectives.

Cast

 * Matthew Leitch as Dean Page
 * Diana Quick as Lady Gryffoyn
 * George Asprey as David Lord Glendening
 * Lindsey Coulson as Georgie
 * Blake Ritson as Alexander Gryffoyn
 * Peter Youngblood Hills as Benjamin
 * Geoff Bell as Brian Page
 * Hannah Yelland as Camille Sturton
 * Daniel Lee as Jamie Page
 * Bill Nighy as Uncle Louis Gryffoyn
 * David Kendall as Lee Page
 * Fenella Woolgar as Sarah
 * Sean Gilder as Tim Lyttleton
 * Robin Soans as Neil Frost
 * Stephen Boxer as Dermot

Reception
The film has been nominated for several awards, especially in the gay community.
 * 2002 — Nominated for the British Independent Film Awards.
 * 2002 — Won the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
 * 2002 — Won the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
 * 2002 — Won L.A. Outfest.
 * 2002 — Won the Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
 * 2003 — Nominated for the BAFTA Awards.
 * 2003 — Nominated for the Emden International Film Festival.
 * 2004 — Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.