Buddies

A quiet, intimate chamber piece that aches with mortality and unexpected tenderness, watching two men find connection in a time of fear and loss.

Directed by

Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.

Genres

Drama

Starring

Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Libby Saines

Tagline

...The first dramatic movie about AIDS

Overview

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Friendship, death, isolation, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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