Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.
Acting
Frias and Donovan's chemistry feels discovered, not performed.
Writing
The twist lands like a gut punch you don't see coming.
Production
Akron, Ohio as character — flat, familiar, quietly oppressive.
Director
Brian O'Donnell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Akron with local crew, it's one of the few queer films centering working-class midwest families rather than coastal elites.
The directors intentionally cast actors with minimal credits to capture raw, unpolished intimacy — Frias was working retail when they found him.
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