Mariana Novak

Based on a true story, a lesbian estranged from her family finds shelter and forbidden love in the restrictive suburbs of 1950's middle America.

A married dairy farmer travels to a gay campground in rural Pennsylvania while searching for the man he fell in love with thirty years earlier. Inventive and profoundly moving, this award-winning short from author, filmmaker and journalist Austin Bunn blends documentary and fiction to tell a composite story based on interviews with numerous gay men who have find refuge and community in nature.