Sam
A murderous rampage ensues on the night of a kidnapping.
Roger
El asesinato de un recluso gay por fanáticos religiosos de un pequeño pueblo obliga al amante del difunto, un detective de policía divorciado en el armario, a encontrar los restos de su antiguo amante y aceptar su pérdida.
Tony (as Scott Stepp)
Raising the subtext of "Fight Club" into text, "Shiner" depicts a pair of amateur boxers gratified by punching each others' lights out. Theirs is among a trio of twisted love stories in the narrative feature by 29-year-old Los Angeles director Christian Calson. There's also a woman literally fighting her male lover's affections and another boxer who stalks his own shy male stalker. "Shiner" transcends sadomasochism in that no one seems aware of what he or she is doing. "I'm trying to look at desire head on," the soft-spoken Calson said by telephone. "('Shiner') is about the politics of wanting and being wanted and how people respond differently." Rife with ugly behavior, "Shiner" rejects the trend of queer filmmakers seeking straight understanding. "In L.A., we have this kind of sadness we carry around, that the only way we can make gay stories is by making more like 'Will and Grace,' " Calson said. Like the activist-filmmakers tackling the marriage issue, Calson went into "...
White
Caleb es un granjero y escritor que está convencido que el espantapájaros de su propiedad asesinó a su padre cuando solo era un niño. Una noche, unos jóvenes se adentran en la granja para robar el legendario espantapájaros en una especie de ceremonia de iniciación. Sin embargo, uno de ellos es abatido por Caleb y su alma pasa al espantapájaros. La terrorífica criatura ha regresado.
