What is this film about?
a college freshman is drawn into a charismatic church and a secret romance with its golden boy leader —only to descend into religious self-destruction as love, faith, and shame blur into something unholy.
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Although this is just a 13 minute proof of concept, there is already a feature and TV show written, exploring where and if queerness can fit inside popular church culture.
Tony Tacheny
Director/ Writer
This film comes from lived experience — the tension of loving God and wanting boys, the horror of surrendering your body in search of redemption. It’s about queer faith, about punishment disguised as purity, and how intimacy can become worship — or a weapon. I grew up in a very conservative church, praying that God could make me straight, or let me die a liar.
I am lucky enough to have accepted and loved myself, but this film is for the queer kid that hasn’t, or for the christian that doesn’t buy into the hatred. This is a brutal, honest look at what it feels like to be told hell is coming because of who you love.
Besides directing and writing, Tony will also be playing the supporting male lead, Isaac. Isaac is a popular, pastoral prodigy with a giant secret. He believes that his sexuality will be his downfall, but Aaron is making him question that belief. He plays the same character in the music video for his song, Atrophy.
Nico Greetham as Aaron
Nico is a Queer actor known for his leading roles in American Horror Story and Power Rangers. He is based in LA, and has been acting in theater and film for a decade.
Aaron is a sophmore in college that didn’t have many friends until he met Isaac. He slowly falls in love and listens to everything Isaac tells him, losing his sense of self to groupthink. After becoming a christian, he starts to self harm as a way to cure himself of his queerness, but as him and Isaac grow more physical, his two worlds are forced to collide. The only question is has the damage already been done.
Ru
Alivia Levie
Alivia Levie is a multi-hyphenate storyteller who believes in projects built from true stories. Alivia has been acting since she was 7 years old, starting on stage. Alivia has been seen at credible festivals including but not limited to Cannes. She is also a director/producer who is currently in development on a mini series gauging interest from major studios.
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We are excited to see her bring Ru, a non-traditional, empathetic christian who welcomes Isaac to question how he has been raised to think, to life!
Frankie
Jean Evans
Jean Evans is a St. Louis born filmmaker and award winning actress currently residing in Los Angeles. She studied Theatre Performance at the University of Missouri before narrowing her focus to screen work the last few years.Jean is represented by CT Media and Prototype Talent Agency.
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Frankie is a 21 year old confident, quiet rebel who is still stuck behind the shield of a conservative upbringing. Impossible to ignore.