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Kissing Drew
'Cool kid' Drew is James’ sexual fantasy, but Drew is also James’ bully. In a single moment, James faces off against both Drew the bully and Drew the fantasy, but is it enough to reclaim his dignity?
Director: Philip J. Connell
Overview
A dreary school day in 1992: "Cool kid” Drew is James’ sexual fantasy, but Drew is also James’ bully. In a single moment, James faces off against both Drew the bully and Drew the fantasy, but is it enough to reclaim his dignity?
Included in the short film compilation Trick & Treat, as part of POUT Fest 2015, a touring and online film festival from Peccadillo Pictures, supported by the BFI.
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