Rock Pockets

Rock Pockets is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2006.[1] Centred around the fact that heterosexual couples have the social freedom to walk around in public quietly communicating their relationship status by tucking their hands in each other's back pockets as they walk, while same-sex couples largely do not, the film depicts Anderson and musician Nik Kozub walking around the Klondike Days festival in Edmonton, Alberta, with their hands in each other's back pockets, and documents the range of reactions from onlookers.[1]

Rock Pockets
Directed byTrevor Anderson
Written byTrevor Anderson
Produced byTrevor Anderson
StarringTrevor Anderson
Nik Kozub
CinematographySteven Hope
Edited bySteven Hope
Music byTrevor Anderson
Raymond Biesinger
Scott Davidchuk
Production
company
Dirt City Films
Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
Release date
2006
Running time
5 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered in 2006 as part of the Loud 'n' Queer Cabaret, Edmonton's annual LGBTQ arts festival.

It was named the winner of the inaugural Lindalee Tracey Award in 2007,[2] and received an honourable mention for Most Innovative Short Film at the 2007 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.[3] In 2008, both Rock Pockets and Anderson's narrative short film DINX were shortlisted for the Iris Prize for LGBTQ-themed short films.[4]

References
  1. Tom Murray, "Edmonton director's Rock Pockets traverses the globe". Edmonton Journal, October 5, 2007.
  2. "Trevor Anderson's short films honoured at Toronto festival". Edmonton Journal, May 1, 2007.
  3. Van Atta, Matthew (October 31, 2007). "Winners Announced for Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". The Advocate.
  4. "Iris Prize promises both reel and unreal". Metro UK. October 1, 2008.


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