WATCH: The country boy falls for a Hollywood hot shot in this “sweaty, dusty” Western love story
John Brodsky) spends his nights working at the musty Western bar The Hideaway, slinging drinks and teaching the locals line-dancing.And he spends his even-later-nights swiping through Grindr, scrolling throughs photos of bodies miles and miles away, only occasionally arranging a quick, no-strings-attached hookup.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Until, one day, Tyler recognizes a tall, dark, and handsome man on the grid, someone he’s definitely seen before…Enter hot-shot actor Raphael (Gabriel Leyva), in the area to shoot his next project, a Western.
Naturally, a lot of locals are excited to see some of that Hollywood sparkle in their small-town. But Tyler feels something even deeper drawing him to the charismatic movie star.
So, when Raphael unexpectedly turn up in his bar, these two strangers finds themselves careening toward a showdown that could knock their boots off.Some Kind Of Paradise is a Western-tinged romantic drama from emerging queer filmmaker Nicholas Finegan (co-written by Talisha Elger) that explores that pit-in-your-stomach feeling you get when someone comes along and throws your whole life off-balance.Sexy, sensitive, and lit by the neons of the saloon, the short film packs quite a gut-punch in just 21minutes, as the whirlwind fling with Raphael just might be what the reclusive Tyler needs to let his guard down a bit.This cowboy built a solitary life for himself on purpose… but what if we’re not meant to be so alone?With ‘Strange Way Of Life,’ the western is having its long-overdue coming out party.Finegan’s film made its debut last fall at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, before touring the U.S.
