Lee loves Will, but Will …… well, he’s confused. Lee is an ultra sensitive musician whilst the object of his affection, is a rather ambitious poet, and together this pair of 20-something-year-olds make some very good music, which is starting to bring them success and recognition. The latter is enough to satisfy Will who however is no longer content to fulfill his writing partners romantic desires, although it is apparent that he once welcomed them.So rather than simply wait around for the situation to deteriorate any further, a confused and distraught Lee packs his bags and scurries off in the middle of the night without living a note. He ends up faraway back in his very rural hometown, and he is still there when one drunken night a year later ,Will just sends him a text out of the blue saying ‘I miss you’. Without giving it a second thought Lee invites him to come for a visit, although in another text he stresses the invitation is for one weekend only.
The tables have turned somewhat in the convening months whilst they were not talking to each other as Lee is enjoying making music with his new crew, although his mood is helped being somewhat drug addled most of the time even and he has to fund his habit by ripping off the Liquor Store where he works part time. He does however possess a new found sense on confidence, which is something that a struggling Will lacks. It’s not totally clear whether his pleas to Lee for help are based on his writer’s block or that he now genuinely regrets rejecting Lee’s advances so callously back in the city a year ago.
Neither of these two young men knows how to live together or apart from each other, and they both struggle to understand why.
This haunting wee tale is the work of a quartet of very young directors, two of whom, Dane Mainella and Jay Jadick are also the lead actors. It has a good narrative, which is propelled by that raw energy of a project that is fuelled by that passion of talented and innovative first time filmmakers. It lets itself down occasional with a scene or two that has so obviously been improvised and whilst the actors may not grimace at their very awkward words, we certainly do. That said, it definitely is one to watch.
