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Those People
- Director: Joey Kuhn
- Writer: Grainne Belluomo; Joey Kuhn
- Producer: Joey Kuhn; Melissa B. Miller-Costanzo
CGiii Comment
It takes a while...but, when this film/director finds its/his feet...it flies.
Basically, this is unrequited love...with all the expected heartbreaks and - quite wonderfully - embellished with charm and contagious charisma.
This is a rare friendship...beautifully played, tenderly enacted...when sexualities collide with feelings that contradict. Joey Kuhn - the director & writer - is clever. He plays with the characters as he plays with his audience.
Charlie is adorable from the off...Sebastian is a different kettle of fish. He has his demons, his denials, his awkward deference to a love that dares to mention its name...a complicated character - a grotesque who you will learn to love - portrayed to perfection, directed with skill.
Credit must go to the cinematographer, the production designer, the whole technical crew...this film looks like a film, sounds like a film and feels like there was a vast amount of time, talent and effort spent on the final product. It's easy to envisage the director and editor sweating over the final cut.
Because...for an independent film...this reeks of talent...in all departments.
Be patient, it takes time...the reward...is [independent] filmmaking at its best - from a director who must have more up his sleeve.
We wait - with anticipation - as he rolls up those sleeves. Damn fine work, Mr Kuhn.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In the wealthy world of Manhattan's elite, a young painter faces a choice between the long-unrequited love of his past and the possibility for something more with a new man. Charlie and Sebastian have been best friends since childhood, despite Charlie's not-so-secret obsession with his rich and charismatic pal. Following the arrest of Sebastian's father on fraud-related charges, Charlie moves in with his friend to serve as support and confidant. At the same time, Charlie meets Tim, a pianist, whose willingness to talk about his feelings is both intriguing and intimidating to the perpetually single Charlie. After a series of escalating events, Charlie finds himself facing a choice between what he has always wanted and what might be, though neither option proves easy.
Cast & Characters
Jonathan Gordon as Charlie;
Jason Ralph as Sebastian;
Haaz Sleiman as Tim;
Britt Lower as Ursula;
Meghann Fahy as London;
Max Jenkins as Dracula;
Daniel Gerroll as Dick Blackworth;
Stephen Gevedon as Mr. Thornton;
Allison Mackie as Priscilla;
Tamara Torres as Carmen;
Chris Conroy as Wyatt