Faces

Faces

2019 · 12 min · ★ 4.5 · Drama

Ryan meets Nathan and they fall in love over the course of their first date. It's only later, as their relationship progresses, that Ryan starts to wonder: is my boyfriend who I thought he was? Am I who I thought I was? They experience joy and pain together, trying to overcome the painful fear of whether or not you can truly know another person.

Directed by Ben Empey · Written by Ben Empey

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