John is an eighteen-year-old Latino male prostitute, living in the poorest area of Hollywood, L.A. He often steals condoms and medicine from the local stores to support himself, due to his inexperience in the hustling world. Peaches is a black trans prostitute, who often helps John financially. Miguel is an older hustler who teaches John how to please men. John often spends his night wandering through the street, looking for older men to buy him for the night. His clients, men who come from all levels of society, share with John their stories and secrets.
'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' is part fiction, part documentary. Jimmie longs for the old Victorian home that he grew up in — the house that his grandfather built. However, this home is now in an overpriced, White, San Francisco neighborhood.
I imagine that it would be a dream job for an actor to play the parts of twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in I Know This Much Is True.
For one widowed father and his five kids, an extraordinary gift will change their lives forever.
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.
The trainwreck is hot but tame.
Gritty and bleak are the best words to describe this film. There’s nothing happy about it.
