| Danny in the Sky | |
| Director: | Denis Langlois |
| Producer: | Bertrand Lachance Denis Langlois |
| Starring: | Thierry Pépin Eric Cabana Véronique Jenkins |
| Music: | Simon Wayland Peter Xirogiannis Phil York |
| Cinematography: | Stefan Ivanov |
| Editing: | Natacha Dufaux |
| Studio: | Castor & Pollux |
| Distributor: | Cinéma Libre |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Danny in the Sky is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Langlois and released in 2001.[1] The film stars Thierry Pépin as Danny, a model who works as a stripper in gay strip clubs despite being heterosexual. Raised in a dysfunctional family as the son of a closeted gay father (Eric Cabana) and a mother who died of a drug overdose, he is seeking deeper love and meaning in his life but struggles to find people who value him for anything more than his good looks.[2]
The film premiered theatrically in Quebec in October 2001.[1] It screened across Canada at LGBT film festivals in 2002, including the Inside Out Film and Video Festival[3] and the Fairy Tales Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.[4]
The film received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Original Music (Simon Wayland, Peter Xirogiannis and Phil York) at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002.[5]