Red Light August

Although it is only 30 minutes long, it is a very interesting film which tackles a complex subject. Light entertainment it is not but if you want to watch something that will make you think, see this film. Richard H. Blake has been acting since he was a child in such Broadway shows as "Rent", "The Prince of Central Park", and "Saturday Night Fever". He is excellent in this, his first film. It won't be his last.

It's a disturbing movie about a disturbing topics. The characters are a drug addicted teen, a young man whose sense of self is tested by OCD (Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder) and a variety of others who seem to have given in to their circumstances. Despite that, a strong thread of hope comes through, mostly in the main character's dogged determination to keep to a code of honor and ethics in the midst of his trials and temptations. The website has more details and some shots from the movie, but it has to be seen to be understood. I know that the writer/director plans to remake it into a full length feature in the future. I'm very curious to see how that will turn out.