''Gone, But Not Forgotten'' is a 2003 film directed by Michael D. Akers. The critically acclaimed film showed at more than 30 film festivals. It is among the films featured in Gary Kramer's book, ''Independent Queer Cinema: Reviews and Interviews''. The cover of the book displays the poster for the film; the director, Michael Akers, and the star, Matthew Montgomery, are both interviewed in Chapter Five.

Synopsis

Mark ( Matthew Montgomery) falls while rock climbing. Drew (Aaron Orr) a forest ranger saves him and watches over him at the hospital. Drew, seeing Mark suffering from amnesia, offers Mark to move in with him to try to help him out until he regains his memory. This propels the two men into a passionate affair. But things start to change as Mark's memory slowly returns.

Cast

* Matthew Montgomery as Mark Reeves * Aaron Orr as Drew Parker *

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as Catherine Reeves *Joel Bryant as Paul Parker *Brenda Lasker as Nancy Parker *Bryna Weiss as Dr. Mary Williams *Holden Roark as Towey *Jenny Kim as Nurse *Daniel Lee as Intern in Hallway *Mark Fellows as Man in Wheelchair *Joanne Bevelaqua as Drew's Mother *Glenn Blakeslee as Drew's Father *Brooke Hamlin as Kathy Tannenbaum

Filming

This film was "shot in 18 days by a cast and crew of 12, for a budget that wouldn’t buy a car." Filming in seven weeks in Pinecrest, California, near

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, the director, Akers, used his personal credit cards for financing.

Screenings

The film has been screened in more than 30 film festivals including

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, Austin, Chicago, Memphis, Philadelphia, Rochester, Seattle, Tampa and internationally in Barcelona, Brussels, Hamburg, Ibiza, Lisbon, Madrid, Manila, New Zealand and Sydney

References

External links

''Gone, But Not Forgotten'' page on United Gay Network website
* 2003 films American independent films American LGBT-related films Films directed by Michael Akers 2003 LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{LGBT-film-stub