Holding Trevor

USA 2007 110mins
Dir: Rosser Goodman
Starring: Brent Gorski, Jay Brannan, Melissa Searing, Eli Kranski, Christopher Wyllie   

When Trevor (Gorsky) finds his eager, but heroin-addicted boyfriend, Darrell (Wyllie), in a state of collapse, it’s the last straw. His life revolves around a tedious call-centre job, his best friends are his flat-mate Andy (she drinks), and Jake (a self-proclaimed sex-addict) played by Brannan. And now the nebulous Darrell is showing little or no commitment to his ‘get clean’ programme. Worn down, depressed and a little adrift, Trevor reluctantly allows himself to bask in the little bit of emotional sunshine offered by the dashing, irresistibly positive Dr. Ephram (Kransky). A skilfully-directed, relentlessly self-deprecating, yet moving dark comedy that vividly captures the conundrums of 20-somethings, Holding Trevor explores the emotional footwork that Trevor must do when Ephraim begins to demand more from him than he is able to give, especially as he cannot abandon his friends in their time of need.

Actor, Jay Brannan, is a guest of the Festival

JHB    Fri 2 / 6.45pm         Tue 6 / 8.45pm + guest         Wed 7 / 9.15pm + guest
CT    Fri 9 / 10.45pm + guest    Sat 10 / 8pm + guest         Fri 16 / 11pm