A Queer Review of the Austin Film Festival (2023)
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
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Hiding in an empty house on the Norfolk coast, a tormented young man is hunted by a relentless enemy and haunted by the ghost of a lost love. As the voice of the river and the presence of a dead whale pull him deeper into memory, he must face the past—and the fate he cannot escape.
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Hiding in an empty house on the Norfolk coast, a tormented young man is hunted by a relentless enemy and haunted by the ghost of a lost love. As the voice of the river and the presence of a dead whale pull him deeper into memory, he must face the past—and the fate he cannot escape.
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Written By:Tom Brittney, Jon Ransom
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Runtime:20 minutes
Studio:Wild Nest Pictures
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