The Stranger in Us (2010)

Director:	Scott Boswell
Actors:	Raphael Barker, Adam Perez, Scott Cox, Jeffrey Weissman

In this poetic debut feature director Scott Boswell explores the pleasures and perils of losing and regaining oneself through the journey of a young gay man in the wake of a traumatic breakup. Small-town Anthony (Raphael Barker Shortbus) follows his heart to San Francisco eager for domestic bliss with new boyfriend Stephen. Soon Anthony faces a waking nightmare as their volatile relationship reaches the breaking point. Isolated and financially strained Anthony takes to the nighttime city streets where he meets a strange and alluring cast of hook-ups and wanderers. When he befriends a precocious young street hustler named Gavin Anthony finds the human contact he craves yet his inner struggles continue to engulf him.