A Four Letter Word, directed by Casper Andreas

Reel Identities is pleased to present the latest film from Casper Andreas whose first feature Slutty Summer screened at our 2005 festival. When Luke (Jesse Archer) enters a gay bar flanked by his sidekicks, he doesn’t know that he is about to meet his match – in hot macho man Stephen (Charlie David of Dante’s Cove). Awakening the next morning in a twisted heap of naked strangers, he heads to work at a Chelsea sex store where he is forced to face his lifestyle by his co-worker Zeke, a confrontational gay crusader who will stop at nothing short of changing the world. Up the street, actor/waiter Peter is moving in with his longtime boyfriend Derek. His restaurant boss Marilyn is maniacally planning her wedding, but when her AA sponsor Trisha declares her attraction, Marilyn’s sobriety and marriage may be in jeopardy. Smitten with Stephen, Luke considers giving monogamy a chance. He attends a sexual compulsives meeting where he discovers he is not the only nympho in New York. Luke is falling for Stephen, but it soon turns out Stephen’s cash doesn’t flow from a trust fund; he works hard for his money – as a hustler! In his quest to discover who he is, Luke ultimately realizes that being true to one’s self may be the best way to deal with the many complications of a four-letter word called love.
(85 minutes)