Real Fiction

Real Fiction

2008 · 20 min · ★ 3.2 · Drama, Romance

Zach, a gifted writer, devoted son, and life-partner to his boyfriend AJ, is as ambitious as he is impatient. Success in his business seems impossibly elusive after trying every avenue available to him, and without adequate funds to provide treatment for his increasingly ill mother, it seems like a miracle when Damien, an influential literary agent, expresses interest in taking Zach on as a client.

Directed by Nicholas Lam

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