A gay actor plays gay and everyone loses their minds — including him.
Farce about the casting of a gay actor in a gay role on a television series which had previously been played by a straight man. When the original star of a fictional gay-themed action series called "Espionage" unexpectedly dies, network executives go looking for a new actor. They cast Kerry Mitchell (Scott Victor Nelson), unknown, but also openly gay. They spin the idea of an openly gay actor playing a gay role is something new and refreshing. As Kerry gets prepared for the media onslaught, he is also hiding something which could ruin everything! Also starring Matthew Jett Schaefer and Gabrielle Docktor in this independent "mocumentary" style film co-written and co-directed by Mike Heim and Christopher Long.
Writing
Meta-commentary that accidentally eats itself
Direction
Two directors, zero cohesive vision
Production
Gloriously unpolished DIY aesthetic
Director
Christopher Long
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Co-directors Heim and Long reportedly made this for roughly $30,000, explaining the cardboard-thin Espionage sets.
Released right before Hollywood's 'gay actor playing gay' discourse peaked with Brokeback Oscar season, making its satire oddly prescient and already dated.
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