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Writhing

Country: USA, Language: English, 12 mins

  • Director: Robert John Torres
  • Writer: Robert John Torres
  • Producer: Robert John Torres; Elizabeth B. Bates; Halee Bernard

CGiii Comment

It - perfectly - captures the turmoil of being tested.

The colour palette is beautifully composed...oooh, this is oozing with thought and talent!


Trailer...

Writhing - Trailer from Halee Bernard on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Part work of ethereal realism, part dance film, this contemporary-set short follows a young man facing the probability of an HIV+ diagnosis.

Cast & Characters

Reed Alvarado as Everett
Keanu Uchida as Humanoid Figure
Elizabeth B. Bates as Lainey
Robert John Torres as Counselor