Retake (2016)

This screening is Free in partnership with the Media, Journalism, and Film Department at Missouri State University. There will be a Q & A with the director of the film following the screening.

Jonathan (Tuc Watkins)—a handsome businessman—flies into San Francisco and hires a young hustler (Devon Graye) to accompany him on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, with a catch: he must role-play as someone named “Brandon.” On the road, “Brandon” comes to realize he’s playing a vital role in the recreation of Jonathan’s lovelorn past. As the hustler digs for clues, Jonathan insists that he stick to the role he was hired for. Eager to leave his own past behind and feeling a strange connection with his unique client, he sheds his own identity and plays the part. [Breaking Glass Pictures]

Starring: Tuc Watkins, Devon Graye, Derek Phillips
Director: Nick Corporon
Genre(s): Drama, Romance