A lack of respect for older generations appears within a community, despite elders paving the way for rights and protections. Society often treats older people as relics with nothing new to offer. A film called Bookends centers on an aspiring author, Nate, whose long-term wealthy boyfriend cheats, leaving him with nowhere else to go. Nate moves into the senior living community where his grandparents live. The grandparents welcome him, but tensions arise when a third person enters the family dynamic. Nate also develops a flirtation with Daniel, who is both friendly and the grandparents’ doctor, adding romance and complexity.
"The elder queers paved the way for the rights & protections we enjoy today and deserve to be treated with dignity, but even beyond that, society seems to brush anyone aside once they reach a certain age, all too willing to treat them as relics with nothing new to offer."
"With his new film Bookends, writer & star Noam Ash ( The Other Two, Boy*Friends) hopes to bridge that gap, showing us how "oftentimes the people best suited to helping each other through difficult life moments are those on opposite ends of life's journey.""
"After a particularly tough breakup a little while back, he crashed with his grandparents as temporary relief while he got his life back in order. Though " mortified " by the situation at first, Ash wound up living with them for well over a year, finding their time connecting, human to human, to be invaluable-not to mention, so inspiring that he decided to write a movie about it!"
"Directed by Mike Doyle ( Almost Love), Bookends follows a similar trajectory when aspiring author Nate (Ash) finds his wealthy boyfriend of many years (Spencer Belko) sleeping with their trainer (Jared Reinfeldt). With nowhere else to turn, he reluctantly heads to the senior living community his grandparents, Saul (F. Murray Abraham) & Miriam (Caroline Aaron), call home. Of course they welcome him in with open arms, though all soon realize that three's a crowd, especially when it comes to family."
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