What is it about Speedos? Well here Australian director Tim Hunter is on a mission to find the answer to the question of why so many gay men can't seem to get enough of hunks in tight fitting trunks? Although somehow I think the answer can be found in the question! Anyway in a bid to discover the truth, Hunter has carried out a series of interviews with men who have more than a passing interest in this briefest of garment, including that of Speedo designer Peter Travis, who here relates his part in the history of 'the male equivalent of the Wonder Bra.'
Direction
Tim Hunter's playful curiosity never judges, always celebrates.
Production
Gleaming pools and golden tans—pure aspirational Aussie aesthetic.
Director
Tim Hunter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Speedos have been banned from some Australian public pools as 'inappropriate,' making this documentary a time capsule of shifting norms.
Peter Travis originally designed Speedos in 1961, and the brand name became generic slang for any brief-style swimsuit—much to the company's legal dismay.
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