Young Jack Gudmanson is wrestling with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the macho world of the Midwest. But things become clearer for him when he discovers via a rusty old lunch box filled with gay magazines that his father, killed in Vietnam, led a double life down on the farm.
The short film, directed by Mark Christopher, follows a young man in the rural Midwest who discovers his deceased father's secret life while wrestling with his own sexual identity.
A young man in rural Iowa wrestles with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the 1990s Midwest. But things become clearer when he discovers that his father, killed in Vietnam, led a double life down on the farm.
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I encourage younger viewers especially to get a taste of what country farm life was & sadly still is towards LGBT. The few select gays which tried to subsist on the life they had in the this country way of life they could muster, to expose the few select partners to have any relationship, far from ideal by any means. Certain areas in the US still exist, but more prevalent worldwide. What sets this story apart is how, piece by piece, a young man uncovers the true self of his father, despite grandpa's terrible actions to try and erase who his son really was. Little clues are discovered, and this protagonist gets validation from his dad's friend, though the son has known of this older blonde man for sometime, finally is able to open his eyes fully to his true father's connection, and not the hero reputation he should have had. A relief of only one brief scary scene, a film worth seeing not marred by tragic or violent consequences, that in itself makes this film a must see for LGBT.
