Allessandro described Yen Tan's gay indie as "not exactly 'Brokeback Mountain 2'" but "maybe kind of a gay 'Lost in Translation.'" (I'm listening ...) Now I've just learned that this drama, about two gay men who meet after a mutual friend dies, is about to begin a festival run at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival (screenings March 30 and April 5) -- with dates in New York and nationally possibly to follow thereafter. You can check out the film's haunting trailer below as well as a plot summary. And be sure to visit the "Ciao" official site here.
SYNOPSIS: Writer-director Yen Tan presents this look at life and love in the wake of tragedy. Jeff (Adam Neal Smith) is caught off guard when his close friend Mark dies unexpectedly. As he sifts through the remnants of Mark's life, Jeff discovers Andrea (Alessandro Calza), an Italian man with whom Mark had secretly corresponded for a year and was about to meet just days before he passed away. As the two men get to know each other over the course of a weekend, they also learn more about Mark. What begins as a tragedy that connected these two strangers becomes an intimate bond that could change their lives forever. Shot largely in the Dallas area, "Ciao" is a disarming character study of love and life in the wake of an untimely death.
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