Boys Grammar

Boys Grammar is a 2005 Australian short film created by the producer and director team of Justin Davies and Dean Francis. Produced at the internationally acclaimed Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), the film addresses the ritualized bullying and sexual assault many male students face at the hands of the private school system. The storyline tells of a male student coming to terms with his sexuality and the resulting violence perpetrated on him by the private school’s bullies. According to Producer Justin Davies, the school and the incident portrayed in the film is an amalgamation of real life events that have been reported in the press and personal events that have affected the lives of both Davies and Francis. “We...