Holding Trevor is a 2008

2008 in film

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 gay

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 American

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 romantic

Romance film

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-drama

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 written by and starring Brent Gorski as Trevor and directed by Rosser Goodman

Rosser Goodman

Rosser Goodman is an American film producer, director, and writer. Goodman has also founded her own production company, KGB Films, in 1994.-Beginnings:...

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Cast

• Brent Gorski as Trevor Holden
• Christopher Wyllie as Darrell
• Jay Brannan
  Jay Brannan
  Jay Brannan is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Texas and briefly studied in Ohio, but moved to California to become an actor. Brannan appeared in the 2006 movie Shortbus, which included one of his songs in its soundtrack, and began to build a fan base by performing on...
  
   as Jake
• Melissa Searing as Andie
• Eli Kranski as Ephram

Plot

Young, beautiful and intelligent, Trevor Holden (Brent Gorsky) is in a stalemate. Entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell (Christopher Wyllie), a self-destructive heroin addict, and trapped at a low-paying job, Trevor finds scant comfort in Los Angeles

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' vapid party scene, where conversation rarely rises above inquiries like "So, are you an actor?" Worse still, he and his two best friends - roommate Andie (Melissa Searing) and singer Jake (Jay Brannan

Jay Brannan

Jay Brannan is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Texas and briefly studied in Ohio, but moved to California to become an actor. Brannan appeared in the 2006 movie Shortbus, which included one of his songs in its soundtrack, and began to build a fan base by performing on...

) - are being pulled apart by boredom and discontent. At the hospital for his boyfriend's latest overdose, Trevor finds a potential new beginning in Ephram (Eli Kranski), a medical intern with ambition, a warm demeanor and strikingly good looks. After they spend a romantic evening together, Trevor seems poised to make some changes. He begins by ending his relationship with Darrell and then strives to reconnect with Andie and Jake. But what should be a joyous event - a party celebrating a negative HIV

HIV

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 test - results in Andie secretly discovering she is HIV positive because of a drunken hookup. Later on, Trevor gets into a fight with Darrell at the party, which is overheard by the guests and causes a rift between Trevor and Ephram. Trevor is devastated by the tragic death of Darrell after an overdose. Ephram informs Trevor of Darrell's death and seeks to comfort him in the aftermath. After being offered a job in New York City, Ephram confesses his love for Trevor and suggests he abandon his life in Los Angeles and come live with him. Andie, reeling from her frightening revelation, seeks comfort in Trevor and pleads with him to not leave. Trevor is torn between pursuing the love of his life or staying to assist a dear friend in need. Trevor remains committed to bettering his life, but realizes that some people are too precious to abandon.

Soundtrack

• "Suburbia Floating" (Composed by Scott Starrett)
• "Dark Delay" (Composed by Robert Heskin)
• "Dirty Numbers" (Written by Aaron Tashjian, Performed by Swig Tooth)
• "Envelope Marked X" (Composed by Gravity Terminal)
• "Bypassed" (Composed by Gravity Terminal)
• "Stop" (Written and performed by Alex Davis)
• "Athletico" (Composed by Jeremy Sherman)
• "Spanish Rumba" (Composed by Daniel Cox)
• "Bolero del Sol" (Composed by Chuck Henry)
• "Red Queen" (Written and performed by Gabe Lopez
• "Beautiful Lies" ( performed by Deanna Dozier,written by Stuart Mathis,Holly Mathis and Deanna Dozier, Recorded by Stuart Mathis)
• "Running from the Sum" (Written by Michael Frieman and performed by Check in the Dark
• "Lower My Gun" (Written and performed by Jay Brannan
  Jay Brannan
  Jay Brannan is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Texas and briefly studied in Ohio, but moved to California to become an actor. Brannan appeared in the 2006 movie Shortbus, which included one of his songs in its soundtrack, and began to build a fan base by performing on...
  
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• "Far Too Deep" (Written and performed by Gabe Lopez)
• "Rewind" (Written and performed by Aaron Tashjian)