Hunger! Or: Foggy Recollections from the Childhood of Adam Veneer (as mediated by Dr. Tanya Connoway, PsyD)

Hunger! Or: Foggy Recollections from the Childhood of Adam Veneer (as mediated by Dr. Tanya Connoway, PsyD)

A dark domestic comedy about the people we pretend to be for our families -- and the things we want in the hidden corners of our souls.

NR 2022 · 11 min · Comedy, Drama

When closeted 16-year-old Adam Veneer us forbidden to ear a cake by his fitness-freak hyper-masculine father, he decides to steal a piece in the middle of the night -- inadvertently discovering a secret about his father that will change their relationship forever.

Directed by Sonny Newman · Written by Sonny Newman

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