Four failed confessions, one crush, zero chill — relatable gay panic in 14 minutes.
A socially-anxious college student makes multiple attempts to ask out the bookstore clerk that he has a crush on.
Acting
Di Prima's physical anxiety — all jittery hands and aborted eye contact.
Production
Intimate bookstore setting becomes its own character.
Director
Adante Watts
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Adante Watts made this as his thesis film at Savannah College of Art and Design.
The 'multiple failed attempts' structure deliberately queers the classic rom-com meet-cute, centering nervousness over suave confidence.
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