RETREATED

RETREATED

Directed by Julia Kots
Screenplay by David Blasher

12 MIN | COMEDY, LGBTQ | UNITED STATES | 2023
NY PREMIERE

REGAL 14TH ST. | Sunday, October 15th | 1:15PM
Plays in SHORT FILM SERIES #10
Auditorium 11

Cast: David Blasher

Synopsis: William, an ethnically mixed gay professional, sequesters himself in a secluded owl-themed cottage for the weekend in order to write a personal statement due Monday. Yet, various people in his life keep interrupting him by phone, roping him into their dilemmas. William code-switches to talk to his corporate boss, his cousin from the block, and his long-term boyfriend. As the phone calls (and procrastination) intensify, William entertains a different kind of retreat, which causes his code-switching to dissolve into a wild identity unraveling. Sometimes, in order to find ourselves, we need to get more lost. 

Followed by Q&A with Filmmaker & Cast.