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-themed

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, written and directed by John G. Young and starring

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and

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. It premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival.

Plot

Seth is a youth with artistic leanings, a rural white young man with a fascination with black pop culture, and a dead-end life in an Adirondack village. He's alternatively sensitive and brutal with Kristen, who wants a sexual relationship that he explosively rejects. Late one night, as he's closing the cafe where he works, a young black man, called Knowledge, attempts to rob him at gun point, but faints from illness. Seth takes the man, who is an escapee from a nearby local youthful offender boot camp. He nurses him in a family cabin and they begin a tentative friendship. When the sheriff learns of Seth's harboring a fugitive, a confrontation looms. Relationships between fathers and their children dominate the subplots

Cast

as Seth Carlson *

as Knowledge Johnson *

Murphy Guyer Murphy Guyer (born December 25, 1952) is an American actor, playwright, writer and director, best known for his plays and for appearances in the films '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1997), '' The Jackal'' (1997), ''Arthur'' (2011) and '' Joker'' (20 ...

as Sheriff Mott * Graham Alex Johnson as Peter Carlson * Heather Gottlieb as Kristen Mott *

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as Marty * Maureen Shannon as Francine * Julia Weldon as Sally Carlson * Eric Granger as Police Officer

Awards and nominations

*Won the Audience Award for "Best Feature" at the

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(the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival).San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
1995 Audience Award Best Feature listing from IMDb *Won Grand Jury Award at

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1995 Grand Jury Award listing from IMDb *Won Best Feature Award at

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.Florida Film Festival
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1995 Grand Jury Prize Dramatic Competition listing from IMDb

References

External links

* 1995 films 1995 LGBT-related films American LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films 1995 drama films 1996 drama films 1996 films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub