Synopsis

Hello Movie Viewers!

Here is the low down... we made this film 2 summers ago on a shoe string budget. It was our 1st film and we had no idea of what we were doing! It is a feature film length and it was shoot in 8 days and we did with a budget of under $5000. Basically, $3000 to feed everyone involved in the project and about $1500 is some equipment/set pieces/rent for space.

I am really proud of all the hard work people put into making this story come to life on screen. It is not perfect and we know that. However, the story needs to be told and I hope it touches you in one way or another.

1. We want people to see this story. It is an important story to be told.
2. We want to possibly re-shoot this film now that we know what we are doing and need to create a little buzz around the content of this film to create opportunities for funding.
3. We already have all sorts of great ideas to make the film better, but are still looking for an audience's perspective, so if you liked something or have a idea of some element of the story that you would like to know more about please write you comments down.

I hoping you can find an hour to watch this film and let us know what you think and forward the movie onto friends you think will appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Matthew Hunt















Who, when they see the hours ripe on earth,
Will rain hot vengeance on offenders’ heads.
--Richard II (I,ii)

SYNOPSIS

Roger Mivic (Norbert Orlewicz), a struggling gay artist, is about to open his first one-man show at local gallery and is struggling to complete several large canvases for the opening. His work is full of anger and rage. Societies intolerance has left its mark on Roger. He has, himself, been a victim of bashing, as have several friends. Because of experiences in his later teens, he has become obsessed with the violence rained down upon gay men and the lack of concern society has shown. This obsession boils out in his art that is full of violence and rage. Such canvases fill his loft: the exception being a single romantic painting.

His fixation on anti-gay brutality was reinforced by the relatively bashing of his lover, Wayne (Anthony Johnston), the day after Roger had ended their affair. He spent the next few months nursing Wayne back to health, which only reaffirmed his passion against homophobes. But, now, that is over, Wayne has moved back home and his opening exhibition approaches. His efforts to finish several remaining projects has progressed steadily until it is sidetracked by Wayne’s return to collect the remainder of his “things” and to attend a party thrown by Morgan (Charlton Szapiro), a cross-dressing friend who lives a couple of floors above.

Roger, at Wayne’s insistence, drops in on the party where he meets Steven Malcolm (Matthew Hunt). Steven’s name is vaguely familiar to Roger and he quickly returns to his loft where a few short moments of digging through his research (on violence against homosexuals) reveals the truth: this same Stephen Malcolm is one of the four tried for the murder of George Petrakis several years ago; the guilty young men were sentenced to merely a few months of public service - for the murder of a gay man.

It seems to Roger his whole life has focused him on this moment। Here, a few floors above, one of the perpetrators of the violence he has been obsessed with for his adult life. All the effort and energy he has poured into his painting could never equal the chance he has now – a chance to balance the scales. All he need do is lure Steven from the party.