1985
In another time, at another place…
Dramaaidshomophobiatexasfamily relationshipshivin the closetblack and whitelgbtadvertising executive1980sgay theme
A intimate, melancholic portrait of a closeted man confronting his family and mortality in 1980s Texas, shot in black and white to evoke both period and emotional distance.
Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.
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