Plot

An interabled queer couple spends the night together for the first time, and confronts their complex relationships with desire, sexuality, bodily autonomy, and what it means truly to love another person.

Genres

Romance, Queer, Disabled, Drama, Short

Trailer

Awards and Festivals

• National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) (WINNER – NEW TALENT AWARD, NOMINEE – BEST NARRATIVE)
• Outfest (WINNER – GRAND JURY PRIZE U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT SPECIAL MENTION)
• Newfest Film Festival (WINNER – NEWFEST + NYWIFT EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD)
• Frameline47 Film Festival (WINNER – COLIN HIGGINS YOUTH GRANT RECIPIENT)
• Yale Student Film Festival (WINNER – BEST DRAMA)
• Superfest Disability Film Festival (WINNER – BEST OF FESTIVAL)
• Berkshire International Film Festival (NOMINEE – NEXT GREAT FILMMAKER AWARD)
• CineYouth (WINNER – JURY DRAMA AWARD, ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING)
• One Fluid Night (WINNER – BEST DIRECTOR)
• Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
• Wicked Queer
• Chelsea Film Festival
• OSLO/FUSION Film Festival
• Reel Affirmations DC
• Cinema Touching Disability
• Queer Screen
• Dayton Queer Film Festival 
• Seattle Queer Film Festival
• Twisted Arts Film Festival
• Momentu
• Up and Coming Germany
• Athena Film Festival
• Omaha Film Festival
• Reelabilities 
• Atlanta Film Festival

Film

Press and Reviews

• DEADLINE – NewFest Announces 35th Anniversary Festival Award Winners
• Deadline – Frameline Sets New Colin Higgins Youth Foundation Grant & 2023 Recipients
• Deadline – Outfest Grand Jury Prizes Go To ‘Anhell69,’ ‘Something You Said Last Night,’ ‘The Fabulous Ones,’ Actor Isaac Krasner And More
• NIFFTY – Directors Notes
• We Are Moving Stories
• Short Of The Week – As You Are

Credits

Writer & Director: Daisy Friedman
Producer: Justine Sweetman, Eve Robitshek, Daisy Friedman, Aspen Nelson
Production Company: Real New Collective
Cinematographer: Idil Eryurekli
Production Designer: Isabella Evans
Editor: Sophie Worm
Composer: Joseph Magee
Intimacy Coordinator: Acacia DëQueer

Cast
Millie: Bri Scalesse
Piper: Estefanía Giraldo
Onyx (wheelchair): Onyx

Crew
1st AD: Aspen Nelson
2nd AD: Zoë Marie Jimenez
1st AC: Gabriele Esposito-Wilcock
Gaffer: Helena Holland Breger
Key Grip: Rutuja Sawant
Location Sound Mixer: Cassandra Honecker
PA: GG Guterman
PA: Jonah Feinberg
PA: Anna Mayo
Post Supervisor: Sam Reiss
Colorist: Calvin Bellas
Visual Effects: Jason Guerrero

Special Thanks: Ali Stroker, Valiant Pictures, Ashley Eakin, Liam Cronin

Director Thanks: Joey Hoffman, Josh Friedman & Susi Amendola, Eden Ben-Haim & Natalya Morgan

Praise

This is a beautifully crafted film that explores the complexities of interabled queer relationships with grace and sensitivity. The film’s portrayal of intimacy and vulnerability between the two main characters is both authentic and moving. The disabled main character’s experiences are depicted with honesty and respect. The film tackles important themes such as relationships, desire and sexuality, making it a powerful and thought-provoking viewing experience.

Leomary Rodriguez
Program Director, National Film Festival for talented youth

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