Acting
Jake Sturdevant's physical panic is almost too real.
Direction
Sweeney crams a feature's worth of anxiety into 14 minutes.
Editing
Rapid cuts mirror Drew's spiraling headspace perfectly.

Director
James Sweeney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director James Sweeney later made the feature 'Straight Up,' another bisexual panic comedy starring himself.
Released in 2011, this predates the 'queer teen' content boom—no happy endings, no representation discourse, just raw confusion.