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Everything else was up for grabs.
The problem: It was too good.
Well, lets just say its not either of the aforementioned protagonists.
Down Lowpremieres at South by Southwest this weekend and seems poised to be one of 2023s breakout indie gems.
Theres a little bit more heart in this version.
It was needing a little bit more of a soul and a little bit more redeemability from the characters.
During the pandemic, production companies were looking for projects that could shoot in as few locations as possible.
Thedemon twinkhad become a queer internet micro-phenomenon, so Cameron suddenly made more sense than ever.
Gage knew Quinto through mutual friends and had told him about the project long before it was a reality.
Thats part of the reason why I leapt at it, he says ofDown Low.
It felt like something I hadnt seen before in terms of the brand of humor.
I finished a job right before the pandemic and was happy for a long break during that time.
I wanted to do something that was unexpected for that first thing back, and this certainly was that.
Gary and Cameron both know a thing or two about familial hurt.
Theyve just chosen different ways of dealing with it, and neither is completely right or wrong.
The couple turns out not to be so odd after all.
That was one of the things that I think surprised people, Quinto says.
The trick of this movie is that you think its going to be one thing.
