THE HOMIESEXUALS: A SOCIAL MEDIA TRAGEDY (2022)
When Tripp Taylor, an attractive and queer-presenting TikToker, is attacked in a possible hate crime, the internet reaction grows from supportive to increasingly hostile, sparking a conversation on queerbaiting and straight male worship in the age of cancel culture and Gen Z activism. An experimental and ensemble-based short film intended to be viewed on a phone, The Homiesexuals explores the avalanche of online discourse and nuanced activism through TikToks, Facetimes, comment sections, and a myriad of other internet informational screentimes that have become our main source of connection.
Directed by Ryan Dobrin.
Written by Gage Tarlton.
Dramaturgy by Melory Mirashrafi.
Produced by Ryan Kane, Those Guilty Creatures, and Gage Tarlton.
Digital Design & Video Editing by Zack Lobel.
Sound Design & Composition by Heath Saunders.
Made possible with funding from Seaview Productions, The Hulley Arts Foundation, Levy & Chauviere LLC, and Ken-Matt Martin.
YES SIR (2023)
Written by Gage Tarlton.
Two twenty-somethings break into a home in a wealthy neighborhood of Los Angeles. An older man is sleeping upstairs, waiting. But this is not a robbery, and there’s more at stake than money…