Eleven minutes to break your heart and mend it again.
A young man agrees to support his ex lover during an HIV test. What starts out as an awkward reunion, soon becomes something more tender. Is there still hope for reconciliation?
Acting
Silence speaks louder than dialogue ever could.
Direction
Bourgonje trusts you to read between glances.
Writing
Eleven minutes, two lives, zero wasted seconds.
Director
Niels Bourgonje
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released when PrEP was transforming queer cinema's relationship to HIV narratives, this short opts for emotional archaeology over medical drama.
Bourgonje shot this in a real Amsterdam clinic during off-hours; that fluorescent lighting is authentically depressing.
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