You Say Hello (LGBTQ) | A Hustler Shifts a Suicidal Young Gay Man’s Perspective | Drama Short

A suicidal young gay man retreats to his family's beach house to end his life, but a chance encounter with a hustler changes his plans.

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You Say Hello by Lovell Holder
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"I had been a fan of playwright Daniel Talbott’s writing before we were ever even connected by our mutual friend, the Actor Chris Bellant. I’d seen a production of his breathtaking play Slipping not long after I’d moved to Los Angeles, and I was completely blown away. As such, I was delighted when Chris introduced us about a year later when Daniel was visiting town. We’d stayed in touch over the years and not long after Daniel too had relocated to LA, we were catching up over lunch when Daniel first mentioned You Say Hello to me and extended the opportunity to me to direct it.

Daniel had originally conceived the short film as an encounter between a young man and a female Russian sex worker in New York City. After reading it and instantly falling in love with the project, I began discussing with Daniel what the short would look like transposed to the West Coast, and one of the ideas that crystallized immediately for both of us was switching the role of the escort to be a man."

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