1.5
Trey feels small. He is gay, HIV-positive and lonely in NYC. All around him are hulking, powerful men, intimidating and challenging him everywhere he looks. Throughout his day, he obsesses over how to get BIG - and his insecurities keep him trapped in a cycle of trauma and abuse.
Linus Ignatius
Trey
Blake French
Mean Muscle Man
Anthony Lenti
Dumbbell Guy
Hassan Farrow
Gym Guy #1
Chris Medeiros
Gym Guy #2
Kenneth Hayes
Gym Guy #3
Crystal Ward
Nurse
Director, Screenplay
Linus Ignatius
May 27, 2021
There were some very important themes conveyed in this short film that so many cis men and transmasc men can learn from this beautifully shot and haunting film. Pressured by so many external forces like society and family, toxic masculinity leads to behaviors found in this film. It’s a crisis and an epidemic that men need to deal with, and I love how this film brought that issue further into the foreground.