Cubby
2017, 90 minutes
Mark in transition of accepting himself
MEET MARK! HE LIVES IN BED-STUY, BROOKLYN. HE’S A GAY MIDWEST TRANSPLANT WITH A DREAM OF BECOMING AN ILLUSTRATOR. MARK DELAYS GROWING UP BY HIDING BEHIND HIS JOB AS THE BABYSITTER OF A RAMBUNCTIOUS FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY NAMED OLLIE, WHOM HE DEFENDS FROM HIS PARK SLOPE “MOMSTER," LINDA. THIS ROUTINE SENDS MARK DOWN AN EXISTENTIAL RABBIT HOLE UNTIL ONE DAY, AFTER A PANIC ATTACK IN PROSPECT PARK, HE IS RESCUED BY A MAN CLAD ONLY IN LEATHER: A BDSM MASTER OF THE NEW YORK YESTERYEAR. MARK IS FINALLY ABLE TO MARCH THROUGH LIFE WITH CONFIDENCE. SWEPT UP IN THE AUTHENTICITY OF BDSM CULTURE, HE LETS HIS “PROFESSIONAL” LIFE TAKE A BACKSEAT. HIS BEHAVIOR, HOWEVER, SOON TURNS RECKLESS. DESPERATE TO SALVAGE THE MESS HE'S MADE, MARK ENDS UP JEOPARDIZING HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ONE PERSON WHO'S EVER TRULY ACCEPTED HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE.