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Shifting dynamics can fill us with excitement and self-doubt. Exploring the unexpected can lead to surprising outcomes–sometimes bittersweet, and sometimes joyful. This collection of short films examine how the things we hesitate to name, shape us, and how one interaction can upend everything.
TOTAL RUNTIME: 1h 20m
Trevor and JJ have been best friends since they were kids, and there aren't a lot of boundaries between them: they share each other's clothes, cut each other's hair, sleep in the same bed, and even hook up with girls together.
Always up for an adventure and needing to make some quick cash, they agree to participate in a threesome in an amateur adult video, an act that exposes unspoken feelings which jeopardize their brotherly bond.
While Trevor, always happy-go-lucky, is unshakably attached to his best friend, JJ begins to realize that growing up may require them to grow apart. Unable to address the complicated romantic feelings that simmer beneath their brotherly bond, the two are faced with inevitable change.
- Year2025
- Runtime18 min
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereMinnesota Premiere
- Awards2026 Waco Independent Film Festival - Nominee, Best Drama Short // 2026 El Dorado Film Festival - Winner, Made in Arkansas
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- DirectorMark Thiedeman – He/Him
- ScreenwriterMark Thiedeman
- ProducerMark Thiedeman
- CastOscar Winter, Eric Schanker
- CinematographerChris Churchill
- EditorMark Thiedeman
- Production DesignMarley Douglas
- ComposerPhillip Rex Huddleston
Shifting dynamics can fill us with excitement and self-doubt. Exploring the unexpected can lead to surprising outcomes–sometimes bittersweet, and sometimes joyful. This collection of short films examine how the things we hesitate to name, shape us, and how one interaction can upend everything.
TOTAL RUNTIME: 1h 20m
Trevor and JJ have been best friends since they were kids, and there aren't a lot of boundaries between them: they share each other's clothes, cut each other's hair, sleep in the same bed, and even hook up with girls together.
Always up for an adventure and needing to make some quick cash, they agree to participate in a threesome in an amateur adult video, an act that exposes unspoken feelings which jeopardize their brotherly bond.
While Trevor, always happy-go-lucky, is unshakably attached to his best friend, JJ begins to realize that growing up may require them to grow apart. Unable to address the complicated romantic feelings that simmer beneath their brotherly bond, the two are faced with inevitable change.
- Year2025
- Runtime18 min
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereMinnesota Premiere
- Awards2026 Waco Independent Film Festival - Nominee, Best Drama Short // 2026 El Dorado Film Festival - Winner, Made in Arkansas
- Social Media
- DirectorMark Thiedeman – He/Him
- ScreenwriterMark Thiedeman
- ProducerMark Thiedeman
- CastOscar Winter, Eric Schanker
- CinematographerChris Churchill
- EditorMark Thiedeman
- Production DesignMarley Douglas
- ComposerPhillip Rex Huddleston