User Reviews

This short really does remind you of when you were in secondary school, you're like trying to find out who you truly are and curious to see what the future holds, especially when it comes to your love life! Andie is such a truly great example for this and like, fair play to her for coming out to her therapist. I was near to tears when she told the therapist that she was struggling of her sexuality, it must be really hard for her to figure out who she was. I'm glad that at the end of the short, the family were gathered around her and the therapist. I didn't think the sister Tess was that bothered to come into therapy with Andie but, same time, she wanted to do it for her family so of course she had to be there!

Its a really good short, I think anyone of all ages who are struggling with their sexual orientation should watch this, it shows that every one of us are not alone when it comes to what we want outta love!!

Based on the writer's own life, this film sees Andie struggling to come to terms with discovering herself as gay in high school. Faced with coming out to her parents, she goes to a therapist for support.

This film popped up on a short film blog I use and to be honest the longer running time of almost 30 minutes really put me off; it is rare for a short film to need that much time, considering that most network TV shows would run to 21 or 42 minutes without commercials – so a solid 30 minutes for one story is quite an ask. General though this fills the time pretty well because it gets a nice gentle mix between being honest and comedic. Okay it does still feel like there was scope for it to have been tighter in the post-production, but the pace is well judged as we spend time with each character interacting with Andie and her "news". As a comedy it is never really hilarious, but as a drama it is never overly serious either, so the mix is well handled. In particular I liked the ending; without words it conveys Andie struggle that on one hand she is happy everyone is fine, but then on the other the lack of conflict is annoying for varying reasons (why should it be so easy for them but not here? The family conflict would have helped her prepare for the wider potential conflict etc).

Written and performed by Quinn Marcus based on her own experiences, the film does have a very natural tone to it, and this is what makes it engaging and convincing. In the lead Marcus has good timing and presence, and is well supported by the rest of the cast delivering good performances from the well-meaning Dad, through to the typically self-centred teenage sister. Production values are high throughout, very much making the film look and feel like it deserves to be a much longer affair. Overall it is a nicely comedic and honest film, which has good tone and pace to justify the longer than normal running time for a short film.