Nicolas, a young man in his mid 20s, struggles to decide whether or not to go to the wedding of his best friend from high school, Aaron, who he’s always been quietly in love with. The two had a falling out years earlier after Nicolas inexplicably kissed Aaron’s girlfriend. Nicolas clings to an idealized image of his former friend, unconsciously sabotaging his own happiness in the process. The film is a realistic slice-of-life that poses the question “How do you get over something you never had?”
Requited (2011)
Director: Sal Bardo
Writer: Sal Bardo
Director of Photography: Jonathan Wing
Original Music: Jerome Kurtenbach
Country: USA
Year: 2019
Duration: 20 min
Stars: Crystal Arnette, Sal Bardo, Chris Damon, Max Rhyser, Matthew Watson
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Nicolas struggles to decide whether to go to the wedding of his best friend from high school, Aaron, who he’s always been quietly in love with. The two had a falling out years earlier after Nicolas inexplicably kissed Aaron’s girlfriend. Nicolas clings to an idealized image of his former friend, subconsciously sabotaging his own happiness in the process.
Sal Bardo is an award-winning writer-director whose movies and music videos often tackle issues affecting the gay and LGBT communities and have screened at film festivals around the world.
Award-winning debut from writer-director Sal Bardo starring Chris Damon, Max Rhyser, Matthew Watson, and Crystal Arnette.
Awards
• Audience Award: Best First Time Filmmaker (Reel Affirmations: Washington D.C.’s International LGBT Film Festival)
Festivals
• Seattle International Film Festival (2011)
• Newfest: The New York LGBT Film Festival (2011)
• Reel Affirmations: Washington D.C.’s International LGBT Film Festival (2011)
• New York Hell’s Kitchen Film Festival (2011)
• 1 Reel Film Festival (2011)
• Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival (2011)
• Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2011)
• ImageOut: Rochester Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival (2011)
• Inside Out: Toronto LGBT Film Festival (2012)
• Out in the Desert: Tucson’s International LGBT Film Festival (2012)
• InDePanda International Short Film Festival (Hong Kong) (2012)
• London Fringe! Film Festival (2013)
• Portobello Film Festival London (2013)
Requited (2011) gay short film by Sal Bardo
Pink Moon (2015) short film by Sal Bardo
