"The film Twinless is a meditation on that grief through two main characters: Roman (played by Dylan O'Brien) and Dennis (played by James Sweeney). Roman is straight, and his twin, Rocky, was gay. Dennis is gay; the twin brother he lost was straight. Rocky, a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy from Moscow, Idaho, and the wryly funny Dennis meet at a support group for twins left behind, and their banter is instantly awkward and funny."
""I grew up in a generation that, I think, twins were imprinted on us in a moment of cultural zeitgeist. From the Olsen sisters to Sister Sister on the Disney Channel," said Sweeney. Like his character Dennis, Sweeney had a particular "yearning for intimacy" that followed him through his formative years. "A sibling who shares your face, shares your thoughts. Somebody who completes you," he continued."
The film Twinless centers on Roman and Dennis, identical twin survivors who meet in a support group and form a complicated friendship. Roman's twin Rocky was gay while Roman is straight; Dennis is gay and lost a straight twin, creating mirrored identity tensions. Their relationship combines awkward, wry humor with profound grief, and gradually unravels as an emotionally jarring twist is revealed. James Sweeney wrote the first draft in 2015 and draws on fascination with twins, yearning for intimacy, and personal experiences of transience in childhood. The narrative examines loneliness, cultural twin fascinations, and how twin loss reshapes identity and connection.
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