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Mysterious Skin : Little League Coach Abuses Neil

Recollecting a past trauma, Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt voicing, played by Chase Ellison in childhood flashback) recalls a time when, after a game, his little league coach (Bill Sage) flatters, plays with, and finally sexually abuses him.

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act 1 (three-act structure) , acting, beat, action, beat, emotion, beat, event, bird's-eye view, brightness, character, character development, close-up, color, dialogue, dissolve, editing, extreme close-up, focus, framing, hard cut, high angle, high-key lighting, key light, location, low angle, low-key lighting, medium close-up, medium shot, monologue, music, music, nondiegetic, narration, naturalistic acting, pan, plot, reaction shot, shallow focus, shot/reverse shot, stylized acting, symbolism, tilt, two-shot, voice-off, zoom-in

Diversity in Media Representation

LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Gay Man, LGBTQ: Straight passing, White, White: White American

"Little League Coach Abuses Neil" in Mysterious Skin. Directed by Gregg Araki, Desperate Pictures, 2005, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2949

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user George Elkind

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