A gay teenager is in love with a straight friend.
Acting
Fratello's face does three acts of devastation in silence.
Cinematography
Grungy 16mm that feels like stolen memory.
Director
Sam Zalutsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the late-90s queer short film wave that rarely got theatrical play outside festivals, now largely preserved through archival queer cinema projects.
Zalutsky made this as his NYU thesis film; the basketball scene was shot in a single take with non-actor friends.
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