August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.
Acting
Bartlett's Troy smolders with unresolved everything.
Cinematography
LA never looked this lonely and golden.
Director
Eldar Rapaport
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Eldar Rapaport expanded this from his 2005 short film, keeping the same lead actor (Bartlett) — rare commitment that shows.
Released in 2011, this arrived right as indie queer cinema was shifting from coming-out stories to messy adult relationship drama. Troy and Jonathan's age-gap dynamic and non-monogamy-adjacent tension feels almost prophetically contemporary.
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