Boys in Love

Fourshortfilmsexplorelove,growth,andpaininintimaterelationshipsbetweenmen.In"DeathinVenice,CA,"astressed-outacademicsuccumbstothetemptationsofhislandlady's17-yearoldstep-son."Achilles"tellsthestoryofAchillesandPatroclusduringthesiegeofTroy.PridecostsAchillestheloveofhislife.In"MyPolishWaiter,"achattyyoungman,Timith,pusheshimselfuponBelky,anearly-wordlessimmigrantwaiter.Aftertheybecomelovers,TimithseesbeyondhimselftoBelky'shappiness.In"Miguel,MaBelle,"aneedy,HIV-positiveyoungmangetsadogasagiftwhenhe'sjilted.Throughthedog,theyoungman,Miguel,becomesmasterofhimself.