Drew Lint, the writer-director behind the sexually-charged 2018 queer thriller M/M, first made a splash on the international film festival scene back in 2014 with this dialog-free 17-minute mind-bender.
The visually inventive Rough Trade stars Matt O’Connor as a nameless sex-worker credited only as ‘The Stud.’ With long hair and angelic beauty, he spends his nights cruising neon-lit streets looking for potential clients.
When he’s picked up by a mysterious man with a fetish for branding, he realizes that he’s about to embark on a particularly challenging date. Welcomed into a cult-like community full of similarly young and handsome leather-clad men, he must decide whether to go back to the streets or start a whole new life within this potentially dangerous underworld.
Evoking the films of David Lynch, Lint leaves much to the viewer’s imagination, but teases us with just enough provocative imagery to keep our eyes glued to the screen.
Watch a short teaser for Rough Trade below. The full short film is now available on Dekkoo.
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