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Don't Frighten the Horses

Country: United States, Language: English, 8 mins

  • Director: Yannis Zafeiriou
  • Writer: Josh Allen Goldman
  • Producer: Josh Allen Goldman; Yannis Zafeiriou

CGiii Comment

He's lucky he didn't get a smack in the face!

Idealism with a dollop of homophobia...just to keep it real!


Watch...

Don't Frighten the Horses (Short Film) from Yannis Zafeiriou on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Jesse desperately wants to hold Derek's hand, but he soon remembers that a bus stop is not a safe space for public displays of queer affection. A suggestive glance between them becomes more than they bargained for. True love takes courage, but in LA no one is braver than a gay who eats carbs.

Cast & Characters

Josh Allen Goldman as Jesse
Jonathan Joon Kim as Derek
Kerstin Porter as Anxious Woman
Joe Finfera as Peeing Man
Moises Macedo as Angry Man
Shenell Williams as Sexy Woman
Jo Dellapina as Judgmental Woman
Alicia V. Wilson as Woke Woman
Yannis Zafeiriou as Humming Man