A man waits for the results of a rapid HIV test in a small-town strip mall.
World Premiere: 2017 SXSW Film Festival
Short of The Week: shortoftheweek.com/2017/09/29/the-mess-he-made/
Winner: Best Drama & Best Performance, 2017 NoBudge Awards
Winner: Best Actor, 2017 Tacoma Film Festival
Winner: Best Actor, 2017 24FPS International Film Festival
Special Jury Mention: 2017 NewFest Film Festival
Top 3 Finalist: 2017 Iris Prize
Official Selection:
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
BFI Future Film Festival
HollyShorts
Frameline Film Festival
Toronto Inside Out Film Festival
NewFest
Sarasota Film Festival
NFFTY
Nitehawk Shorts Festival
New York No Limits Film Festival
Denver Film Society Cinema Q Film Festival
North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival
Tacoma Film Festival
TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival
Miami Short Film Festival
image+nation, Montreal's LGBTQ Film Festival.
24FPS International Short Film Festival
Mezipatra Film Festival
Out on Film, Atlanta's LGBT Film Festival
YES Film Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
CAST
Jude - Max Jenkins
April - Maya Piel
Meter Maid - Zenzi Williams
College Kid - Andrew Raia
Nurse - Will Krisanda
Man - Jack Sochet
Male Voice - Sean Higgins
CREW
Written & Directed By - Matthew Puccini
Produced By - Tyler Rabinowitz, Matthew Puccini
Director of Photography - Brandon Roots
Editor - Henry Hayes
Casting Director - Freya Krasnow
Production Designer - Christina O’Neil
Assistant Director - Edgar Nevarez
Unit Production Manager - Chloe Jury-Fogel
Gaffer - Robert Newman
1st Assistant Camera - Renee Mao
2nd Assistant Camera - John Carges
Key Grip - Levi Sherman
Sound Mixer - Brian Blum
Boom Operator - Nick Dalessio, Brian Ryu
Art Assistant - Andrew Harvey
On Set Photographer - Jacqueline Harriet
Sound Design & Mix - Will Mayo, Arjun Sheth
Foley - Joanna Fang
Color - Brandon Roots
Featuring - “Dancer”
Written & Performed by Emma Kate
Used with Permission
Poster by Natalie Shaw
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