"Pride"
Author: Eliot (Cindy) Hutchins
Author: Eliot (Cindy) Hutchins
Authors contact email: Eliot.hutchins@gmail.com
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Noah,
a drag queen, is working a drag breakfast in WEHO. Their friend, Violet
is there too. After work, Violet invites Noah to a party but Noah
initially declines saying their drag mother, Chase got them a gig
opening for a famous drag queen. Violet makes fun of the job and, using
a vape of THC convinces Noah to go to the party, promising to make them
leave in time for the show.
Later, Chase is at the show and Noah doesn’t arrive. Chase goes on instead.
That night at the party, Violet approaches Noah and says she got some drugs, and asks if Noah wants some. Noah, who is very intoxicated says sure. As Violet injects Noah – Noah seizes. Violet and some friends dump an OD’ing Noah at the hospital emergency room. The staff takes Noah in and treats them.
Noah wakes and Chase is there. He lets Noah know he called their mother who is on the way. He convinces Noah to go home with Jane for a little while and rest. Shortly, Jane shows up and berates Noah, then they agree that Noah will go home.
In North Carolina, Ethan works late in his office at the University where he is a religious studies professor. The dean enters and they chat. Ethan gets a phone call that his father had an accident and is in the hospital. Ethan grabs his things and heads home.
As Noah and his mother travel, they discuss his abusive father. They stop for food at a diner and while there are accosted by a bigot who objects to Noah’s gayness. A fight ensues and Noah kicks the man in the crotch after he shoves Jane to the floor. They leave. Noah berates Jane for apologizing to the family and says she is stealing his voice whenever she makes him hide who he is. She argues that they will kill him.
Ethan visits his father in the hospital and Jesse asks him to check on Jane.
They arrive at the farm Jane owns and she makes him go to the barn to prepare for the day. While Noah waits for the farm manager, Ethan appears in the doorway. Noah is struck by him and flirts a little, Ethan is stoic. After an exchange, Ethan leaves and Noah talks to Paolo, the farm manager who gives him the backstory for Ethan.
Later that evening, Noah is drunk at the club dancing when he is accosted by an aggressive man. Ethan is unseen by Noah in the background on a date. Noah is dragged into the bathroom where the man begins to assault him until Ethan enters the room and rescues him.
Ethan then takes Noah outside and puts him in the truck and says he will take him home. Noah argues but gets in the truck. On the way home it becomes clear that Noah is too drunk to get them home so Ethan takes them to his Airbnb.
Noah hits on Ethan who rebuffs his advance and explains that he is just making sure Noah is safe. Noah passes out.
Noah wakes in the morning alone in the guest room. They get up and make themselves food and take a hangover remedy. In looking around they find Ethan’s wedding album and begin looking through it. Ethan returns and takes the book and tells Noah he is divorced. The conversation turns into a sparring match and Ethan takes Noah home.
Ethan is at his father’s house, working on a truck. Jesse appears behind him startling him. They talk about Noah and Jesse Chides Ethan that he likes him. Ethan stalks off.
Noah comes home and has a beer. Jane is appalled at him drinking that early. Jesse comes in and says that Ethan likes Noah. Jane tells Noah to take it easy on Ethan as he is still getting over his divorce.
Later Noah and Jane go to the local diner “Lolly’s’. Jesse and Ethan show up and Noah and Ethan are cold to one another. A local bully bashes Noah and Ethan starts to get up. Noah and Ethan get up to leave. Noah follows Ethan to his truck and gets in, asking where they are going.
Jesse finally admits he loves Jane and asked her out on a date, he takes her out to a field where he has set up a romantic picnic dessert.
Reluctantly, Ethan takes Noah to his house. There, Noah goes through a box of statues Ethan has and Ethan explains them to them. Noah says his drag is sacred and drags Ethan to his house so he can see Noah put on Drag.
In Noah’s room, They dress in drag. Ethan confesses that he is attracted to Noah and they end up in bed together. In the morning, they wake up and Noah downs a mini bottle of whiskey. Ethan freaks out and leaves, telling Noah he can’t do any more party boys and that they both need to get some therapy before they hurt each other. He tells Noah that the Buddha didn’t find enlightenment until he sat under a tree and faced the lies in his life until there was only truth. Noah yells after him to come out of the closet and buy a Pride shirt
Noah goes out to the barn to talk to their mother. They are very upset and while crying blurts out that their father molested them. Jane goes for a rifle to shoot her ex for hurting Noah, they fight over the gun and she has a heart attack.
At the hospital, Jane says she always wanted to be made up like Noah, who was so beautiful. In the hospital room, Noah does Jane up and they have a bonding moment when they talk about their lives. Noah shows Jane her face in a metal bedpan. She is pleased.
The next morning, Noah is awakened to doctors and nurses pushing them out of the room. Jane is dead. Jesse comforts Noah in the hallway while he grieves himself.
At Jane’s Funeral, Ethan shows up as well as Chase. She has a lovely funeral and after there is a wake. Ethan and Jesse act as hosts as a devastated Noah can’t pull themselves together. Ethan finally takes Noah upstairs to rest. Noah throws themselves at Ethan who says no, that Noah needs to heal first and they still need to get better as people. Ethan leaves and sends up Chase who comforts Noah and runs them a bath.
Noah closes the farm and asks Paolo to run the farm, goes to Lolly’s, and then returns home to LA.
Noah is at another party with Violet. Noah finally realizes this is not where they need to be, tells Violet off, and leaves.
We see Noah going to therapy, getting healthy and being sober. Ethan joins the Pride Group at university and comes out of the closet to everyone as well as getting his therapy.
One day, Noah is in the park and sees a fig tree on a hill. They go and sit under it. They look at Ethan’s phone number in their phone and call. Ethan picks up and they hang up without speaking.
Noah goes to North Carolina to Ethan’s school. They go into the class and ask Ethan what religion says about forgiveness. The class chimes in and Ethan finally tells Noah there is nothing to forgive. They kiss, finally together.
Later, Chase is at the show and Noah doesn’t arrive. Chase goes on instead.
That night at the party, Violet approaches Noah and says she got some drugs, and asks if Noah wants some. Noah, who is very intoxicated says sure. As Violet injects Noah – Noah seizes. Violet and some friends dump an OD’ing Noah at the hospital emergency room. The staff takes Noah in and treats them.
Noah wakes and Chase is there. He lets Noah know he called their mother who is on the way. He convinces Noah to go home with Jane for a little while and rest. Shortly, Jane shows up and berates Noah, then they agree that Noah will go home.
In North Carolina, Ethan works late in his office at the University where he is a religious studies professor. The dean enters and they chat. Ethan gets a phone call that his father had an accident and is in the hospital. Ethan grabs his things and heads home.
As Noah and his mother travel, they discuss his abusive father. They stop for food at a diner and while there are accosted by a bigot who objects to Noah’s gayness. A fight ensues and Noah kicks the man in the crotch after he shoves Jane to the floor. They leave. Noah berates Jane for apologizing to the family and says she is stealing his voice whenever she makes him hide who he is. She argues that they will kill him.
Ethan visits his father in the hospital and Jesse asks him to check on Jane.
They arrive at the farm Jane owns and she makes him go to the barn to prepare for the day. While Noah waits for the farm manager, Ethan appears in the doorway. Noah is struck by him and flirts a little, Ethan is stoic. After an exchange, Ethan leaves and Noah talks to Paolo, the farm manager who gives him the backstory for Ethan.
Later that evening, Noah is drunk at the club dancing when he is accosted by an aggressive man. Ethan is unseen by Noah in the background on a date. Noah is dragged into the bathroom where the man begins to assault him until Ethan enters the room and rescues him.
Ethan then takes Noah outside and puts him in the truck and says he will take him home. Noah argues but gets in the truck. On the way home it becomes clear that Noah is too drunk to get them home so Ethan takes them to his Airbnb.
Noah hits on Ethan who rebuffs his advance and explains that he is just making sure Noah is safe. Noah passes out.
Noah wakes in the morning alone in the guest room. They get up and make themselves food and take a hangover remedy. In looking around they find Ethan’s wedding album and begin looking through it. Ethan returns and takes the book and tells Noah he is divorced. The conversation turns into a sparring match and Ethan takes Noah home.
Ethan is at his father’s house, working on a truck. Jesse appears behind him startling him. They talk about Noah and Jesse Chides Ethan that he likes him. Ethan stalks off.
Noah comes home and has a beer. Jane is appalled at him drinking that early. Jesse comes in and says that Ethan likes Noah. Jane tells Noah to take it easy on Ethan as he is still getting over his divorce.
Later Noah and Jane go to the local diner “Lolly’s’. Jesse and Ethan show up and Noah and Ethan are cold to one another. A local bully bashes Noah and Ethan starts to get up. Noah and Ethan get up to leave. Noah follows Ethan to his truck and gets in, asking where they are going.
Jesse finally admits he loves Jane and asked her out on a date, he takes her out to a field where he has set up a romantic picnic dessert.
Reluctantly, Ethan takes Noah to his house. There, Noah goes through a box of statues Ethan has and Ethan explains them to them. Noah says his drag is sacred and drags Ethan to his house so he can see Noah put on Drag.
In Noah’s room, They dress in drag. Ethan confesses that he is attracted to Noah and they end up in bed together. In the morning, they wake up and Noah downs a mini bottle of whiskey. Ethan freaks out and leaves, telling Noah he can’t do any more party boys and that they both need to get some therapy before they hurt each other. He tells Noah that the Buddha didn’t find enlightenment until he sat under a tree and faced the lies in his life until there was only truth. Noah yells after him to come out of the closet and buy a Pride shirt
Noah goes out to the barn to talk to their mother. They are very upset and while crying blurts out that their father molested them. Jane goes for a rifle to shoot her ex for hurting Noah, they fight over the gun and she has a heart attack.
At the hospital, Jane says she always wanted to be made up like Noah, who was so beautiful. In the hospital room, Noah does Jane up and they have a bonding moment when they talk about their lives. Noah shows Jane her face in a metal bedpan. She is pleased.
The next morning, Noah is awakened to doctors and nurses pushing them out of the room. Jane is dead. Jesse comforts Noah in the hallway while he grieves himself.
At Jane’s Funeral, Ethan shows up as well as Chase. She has a lovely funeral and after there is a wake. Ethan and Jesse act as hosts as a devastated Noah can’t pull themselves together. Ethan finally takes Noah upstairs to rest. Noah throws themselves at Ethan who says no, that Noah needs to heal first and they still need to get better as people. Ethan leaves and sends up Chase who comforts Noah and runs them a bath.
Noah closes the farm and asks Paolo to run the farm, goes to Lolly’s, and then returns home to LA.
Noah is at another party with Violet. Noah finally realizes this is not where they need to be, tells Violet off, and leaves.
We see Noah going to therapy, getting healthy and being sober. Ethan joins the Pride Group at university and comes out of the closet to everyone as well as getting his therapy.
One day, Noah is in the park and sees a fig tree on a hill. They go and sit under it. They look at Ethan’s phone number in their phone and call. Ethan picks up and they hang up without speaking.
Noah goes to North Carolina to Ethan’s school. They go into the class and ask Ethan what religion says about forgiveness. The class chimes in and Ethan finally tells Noah there is nothing to forgive. They kiss, finally together.
Awards Won
LGBT Toronto Winner
Flicker's Rhode Island Semi-Finalist
Glendale International Film Festival -Finalist
LGBT Unbounted - Platinum winner.