NEWBIES
Two broken strangers wrestling with their queer identities meet on the subway just after midnight. A poignant, poetic journey through the past few hours of their night reveals how they got here, and what broke them.
Credits
Director(s):
Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, Megan Trufant TillmanProducer(s):
Stephanie Roush (Producer), Melissa Louis-Jacques (Producer), Danny Glover (Executive Producer), Mischaël Cetoute (Executive Producer)Writer(s):
Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, Megan Trufant TillmanCast:
Mia Isaac, Josiah Cross, Danny GloverCinematographer(s):
Ray HuangPresented as Part Of Webs We Weave Shorts
NEWBIES
Two broken strangers wrestling with their queer identities meet on the subway just after midnight. A poignant,...
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| Closed Captions (for closed caption devices)
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