Vertical Lines

Directed by Kyle Reaume

Dave and Andrew reach a new level of closeness in their relationship when they share their personal experiences with self-harm.
Two men comparing scars could easily become overwrought. Vertical Lines avoids that by letting Dave and Andrew talk like people who are still learning how to explain what happened to them. Kyle Reaume’s gay short film stays close to their faces and lets self-harm, shame and intimacy overlap without turning either man into a lesson. The conversational structure is simple, but the emotional honesty gives it weight.

Vertical Lines

Directed by Kyle Reaume

Dave and Andrew reach a new level of closeness in their relationship when they share their personal experiences with self-harm.

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Two men comparing scars could easily become overwrought. Vertical Lines avoids that by letting Dave and Andrew talk like people who are still learning how to explain what happened to them. Kyle Reaume’s gay short film stays close to their faces and lets self-harm, shame and intimacy overlap without turning either man into a lesson. The conversational structure is simple, but the emotional honesty gives it weight.