Matty Barrett

A young couple spends a night at Motel Aphrodite, but finds the service leaves something to be desired.

Separated by just a few stops on the green line, nine miles west of the bustling financial epicenter of the Chicago Loop is Austin, one of the most impoverished and underserved neighborhoods in the city. Surrounded by violence, gangs, guns and drugs in his daily life, a graduating high school senior reflects on his experience growing up in this neighborhood and how the traumas associated with it shaped his life.

George Hughes informs the American public of the looming terrors of heterosexuality infiltrating our society. Through a series of examples, Hughes illustrates the best practices in How to Spot a Heterosexual. This satirical film reimagines an America where queerness is the standard, flipping the script on the history of the Lavender Scare.