Alex, a young boy living in a mansion, becomes infatuated with Jared, the brooding handyman. Determined to win Jared's attention, Alex embarks on playful antics to bridge the gap between their
Alex and the Handyman is a deliberately twisted gay short film about a precocious child whose fascination with an attractive handyman becomes increasingly manipulative. Nicholas Colia maintains a bright, almost innocent comic surface even as the behaviour underneath becomes more unsettling. The tonal contrast is risky, but it gives the film a memorably strange identity.
Alex, a young boy living in a mansion, becomes infatuated with Jared, the brooding handyman. Determined to win Jared's attention, Alex embarks on playful antics to bridge the gap between their
Alex and the Handyman is a deliberately twisted gay short film about a precocious child whose fascination with an attractive handyman becomes increasingly manipulative. Nicholas Colia maintains a bright, almost innocent comic surface even as the behaviour underneath becomes more unsettling. The tonal contrast is risky, but it gives the film a memorably strange identity.
GFM Xtra Membership is required to use this feature.