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curious thingA Short Filmfrom Fine Young Man ProductionsPress KitRunning Time: 9 mins.Genre: DramaFormat: DVCPro HDCompleted: June 2009SynopsisJared is closeted. Sam is straight. They find a connection in each other that neither hasman has had before, but where do they go from there?Over the course of three nights, six gay men sat down for interviews with thefilmmakers about their experiences, sexual and otherwise, with straight men. Thosedocumentary interviews provide the narration for 'Curious Thing' as we watch Jaredand Sam form a friendship that tests the boundaries of what they know about love. Butas Jared's walls slowly come down and his passion for Sam grows, things take anunexpected turn.Filmed in New York City over five days, 'Curious Thing' captures the freedom that onlycomes when you confront the thing that terrifies you most. A romance, a coming outstory, and a documentary all in one, 'Curious Thing' is the first of a three part trilogyexamining the lives of gay men in NYC.Log LineIt’s really just a love story.

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