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Short Take: Humpday

Not quite what you'd think it is from the title or description. Ben (Mark Duplass) and Andrew (Joshua Leonard), two old friends, have taken very different paths in life; Ben's gone the "responsible" route with the wife, the job, and the house with the picket fence, while Andrew's been a vagabond artist and traveler. After a night of partying, the two agree, after triple-dog daring each other, to make an "artsy" amateur porn film of two straight men having sex with each other -- with them as the stars. Now Ben just has to get his wife, Anna (Alycia Delmore) to agree to let him do it.

Director Lynn Shelton has made a surprisingly insightful indie character drama about male relationships, what adulthood means, and the ways in which we compartmentalize our lives.The players actually act and react like real people and the dialogue rarely feels contrived. Loved it ... longer review coming soon.

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