Director
Taylor Ghrist
Cast
Taylor Ghrist
Hassan Galedary
Claire Banse
Niki Takesh
Gustavo Rojo
Oscar Fernandez
Merlot
Esther Kogan
Dangling Carrot, a film by Taylor Ghrist
World Premiere
Q&A with filmmaker Taylor Ghrist moderated by Special Guest
A young unemployed millennial in New York City named Taylor is searching for love in the wrong places. As he is living a life hooking up with strangers, Taylor receives a random phone call from a stranger named Sam, whom he soon becomes acquainted with. Soon their friendship develops into something more intimate. Meanwhile, Taylor meets a stranger in the park named Sebastían and they sleep together. Between these two emotionally unavailable men and a devious personal trainer in his life, Taylor’s sobriety is ultimately threatened by a yearning for what he cannot have and so deeply wants.
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