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Catharsis

Country: USA, Language: English, 20 mins

Gay Short | Incredible Shorts | 2015
  • Director: Robert Aquino
  • Writer: Robert Aquino
  • Producer: Patrick Swenson

CGiii Comment

It looks like cinema.

It sounds like cinema...the soundtrack is blisteringly good.

And, the writing...perfectly nuanced.

Mr Aquino...you are a talented filmmaker.

Trailer...

Catharsis - Teaser Trailer from Rob Aquino on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

A gay twentysomething in Brooklyn sets out to find himself after a break up. He realizes the only way to do this is by going back and moving forward.