Part work of ethereal realism, part dance film, this contemporary-set short follows a young man facing the probability of an HIV+ diagnosis.
Direction
Torres makes 12 minutes feel like a lifetime of waiting.
Acting
Alvarado's body does what dialogue cannot.
Director
Robert John Torres
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of post-PrEP queer cinema grappling with legacy trauma versus present possibility.
The entire film was shot in a single apartment with natural light—Torres couldn't afford location fees.
US
