Do you ever really know who you’re falling in love with?

Brace (2015)

30 min| Gay, Short, Drama, Romance | Oct 2015

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After coming out and leaving his girlfriend, Adam dreams of finding acceptance within London’s gay scene. His burgeoning freedom is soon challenged when he meets Rocky, a handsome stranger who is harbouring a secret that he desperately wants to share with Adam. As their bond strengthens and Rocky prepares to reveal his secret to Adam, their fledgling romance is ruptured by a cataclysmic event that forces the truth to come out in the most explosive manner.

Director: Alicia Eyo, Sophy Holland

Writer: Jake Graf

Country: UK

Genre: Short film

Language: English

Duration: 24 min

Stars: Adam Gary, Jake Graf, Mike Aherne

On his first foray out onto London’s thriving gay scene, newly single Adam meets Rocky, a handsome and mysterious drifter, with whom he shares an instant and undeniable chemistry. From the outset, Rocky is eager to reveal more of himself than Adam is ready for, and so the two maintain an uncomfortable pact of silence. As the pair grow closer, something has to give, and the truth about Rocky is explosively revealed. As the dust settles, the men are left to decide whether they can find acceptance in each other, by facing the truth about themselves