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Hustling

Country: USA, Language: English, 14 mins

  • Director: Sebastian La Cause
  • Writer: Sebastian La Cause
  • Producer: Sebastian La Cause

CGiii Comment

A vanity project that has a distinct stench of self-love...

What it needs are hefty chunks of collaboration, delegation, modification and talent.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Since working as an adult film star and escort since his early twenties, Ryan Crosby, aka Rod Driver, has had a pretty easy life when you think about it. But what happens when you hit forty and the clients aren't calling as much as they used to and doing porn has, well... lost its appeal. Suddenly you begin to see things a bit clearer and you begin to ask yourself questions. What am I doing with my life? Is there something else I can do? What am I passionate about? You realize that you need to make a change. But how do you move forward from the life you no longer want? After an awkward meeting with a career counselor, who tries to extract information about his job history, Ryan heads home and the weight of his situation hits him hard. He's broke with nothing lined up. He retreats to the only place that gives him peace, the kitchen. But as much joy as he gets from cooking, he is blind to the fact that this could be his salvation and he lacks the confidence and self-worth to believe in ...

Cast & Characters

Sebastian La Cause as Ryan Crosby aka Rod Driver;
Daphne Rubin-Vega as Rosa Juarez;
Stephen Guarino as Don Dixon;
Gerald McCullouch as Geoffrey;
Jessica Press as Liv;
Gary Cowling as Mitchell Getz;
Brian Keane as Franco La Rock;
Brent Barrett as Conrad;
Shannon Lewis as Cary;
Gregory Gunter as Jerry