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Eye for an Eye (An)

Country: USA, Language: English, 18 mins

  • Director: Matt Aaron Krinsky
  • Writer: Carlo Caccavale; Matt Aaron Krinsky
  • Producer: Carlo Caccavale; Sally Kirkland

CGiii Comment

Too many jump cuts, the music is over-powering...and, the writing is...terrible.


Watch...

An Eye for an Eye (2004) from Matt Aaron Krinsky on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Joseph, a young gay male, finds himself the random target of a hate crime and is severely beaten. Joseph retreats into his own world and loses all faith upon hearing that he has permanently lost sight in one eye. In a loving, albeit misguided attempt to help Joseph reclaim his life, Joseph's mother Rachel and best friend Derrick present him with a very unexpected present for his birthday, a face-to-face encounter with his attacker and a chance for revenge. Realizing that he is not filled with the same hate, Joseph spares the life of his attacker, but justice is served when, in an ironic final twist of fate, the attacker becomes the victim of his own senseless act of hatred and violence.

Cast & Characters

Juri Henley-Cohn as Joseph;
Sally Kirkland as Rachel;
Aaron MacPherson as Derrick;
Paul Longo as Attacker;
Don Barnett as Voice of 2nd Basher