Directed by:
Clay LifordScreenplay:
Clay LifordCinematography:
Ellie Ann FentonCast:
Michael Johnston, Hannah Marks, Michael Ian Black, Missi Pyle, Sarah Ramos, Alexandria DeBerry, Tishuan Scott, Peter Vack, Brandy Burre, Jessie Ennis (more)VOD (1)
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Neil is an introverted, questioning high school freshman. His main social outlet is the steamy erotic fan fiction he writes about Vanguard, the brawny, galaxy-hopping hero of a popular sci-fi franchise. When his stories are exposed in class Neil is mortified, but the fearless, effortlessly cool Julia comes to his defense. An erotic fan fic writer herself, Julia pushes Neil to publish his stories to an online "adult" forum, where they quickly grab the attention of the site moderator, Denis. When Neil is invited to present his work at a comic con live-read event, he has to face the fact that Denis' interest in him may be more than simply professional... perhaps like his own feelings for Julia. (South by Southwest Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Michael Johnston
USA
Best movies:
Slash (2016)
Bornless Ones (2016)
Endangered Species (2021)
![Hannah Marks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280000_fa20a9.jpg)
Hannah Marks
USA
Best movies:
Dinner in America (2020)
The Runaways (2010)
Don't Make Me Go (2022)
![Michael Ian Black](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/500/159500039_f70f67.jpg)
Michael Ian Black
USA
Best movies:
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Spinning Gold (2023)
Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
![Missi Pyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273745_7852a3.jpg)
Missi Pyle
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Gone Girl (2014)
Big Fish (2003)
![Sarah Ramos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281087_59e31d.jpg)
Sarah Ramos
USA
Best movies:
Slash (2016)
Predisposed (2012)
![Alexandria DeBerry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/606/159606283_a45c00.jpg)
Alexandria DeBerry
USA
Best movies:
Slash (2016)
Lazer Team (2015)
The Way She Moves (2001) (TV movie)
Tishuan Scott
USA
Best movies:
The Retrieval (2013)
Slash (2016)
Computer Chess (2013)
![Peter Vack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/478/161478492_9f5ab8.jpg)
Peter Vack
USA
Best movies:
CBGB (2013)
The Intern (2015)
After Everything (2018)
![Brandy Burre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792703_593758.jpg)
Brandy Burre
USA
Best movies:
Listen Up Philip (2014)
Slash (2016)
![Jessie Ennis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/524/166524538_29649d.jpg)
Jessie Ennis
USA
Best movies:
Irreplaceable You (2018)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Family (2018)
Gary Teague
USA
Best movies:
My All-American (2015)
Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Susan Burke
Best movies:
Southbound (2015)
Slash (2016)
Body at Brighton Rock (2019)
![Robert Longstreet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/902/165902694_93052a.jpg)
Robert Longstreet
Best movies:
Doctor Sleep (2019)
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) (series)
Aquaman (2018)
Nate Rubin
Best movies:
Slash (2016)
Mongolian Death Worm (2010) (TV movie)
![Violett Beane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798808_38909d.jpg)
Violett Beane
USA
Best movies:
Slash (2016)
Truth or Dare (2018)
![John Ennis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/047/165047614_1b3527.jpg)
John Ennis
USA
Best movies:
Zodiac (2007)
Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Cellular (2004)
Robin Berghaus
Best movies:
Slash (2016)
Luciana Faulhaber
Best movies:
Iron Man Three (2013)
The Winning Season (2009)
The Girl Who Invented Kissing (2017)
Courtney Bandeko
Best movies:
Southbound (2015)
Slash (2016)
Merry Ex-Mas (2014) (TV movie)
Luke Doyle
Best movies:
The Song of Names (2019)
Slash (2016)