John Webster (Jonathan Wade-Drahos), is a gay cop who moves to LA and discovers the gay Circuit Party scene in West Hollywood. He temporarily moves in with his cousin Tad (Daniel Kucan), who is living with his ex-boyfriend Gill (Brian Lane Green) and his new boyfriend Julian (Darryl Stephens). Tad is a filmmaker shooting a documentary on circuit parties and Julian DJs at the parties. Gill takes John to a party in the Hollywood hills, where he meets Hector Ray (Andre Khabbazi), a hustler who is battling mounting insecurities over his looks and age. John and Hector become friends and Hector introduces John to the world of circuit parties, illicit drugs, and Bobby Ross (Paul Lekakis), an exotic dancer and model who performs at circuit parties. Bobby is HIV-positive but asymptomatic. Gino (William Katt) is involved in a number of business ventures, including running circuit parties, and plans to kill Bobby because he wants his life insurance money. Also performing at the club is comedian Nina (Kiersten Warren), living in her car, so John invites her to stay with him in his trailer. The story goes on and on and on until Bobby's farewell performance at the annual Palm Springs White Party. Gino arranges for Hector to murder Bobby with poisonous "poppers". In bed together Bobby says to Hector, "You saved my life tonight," and Hector replies, "More than you'll ever know." Hector kills himself on his 30th birthday, in one of the best death scenes in cinema history. Six months later, John, Gill, Nina, Tad, Louise and others gather for the premiere of Tad's documentary.
"Circuit" was filmed over a six month period in digital video, and circuit party music inspired and guided the structure of the film. The soundtrack is mono, with incidental music by Tony Moran. It's a good movie, perhaps too long for some viewers. Written by Gregory Hinton and Dirk Shafer, who also directed.
"Circuit" was filmed over a six month period in digital video, and circuit party music inspired and guided the structure of the film. The soundtrack is mono, with incidental music by Tony Moran. It's a good movie, perhaps too long for some viewers. Written by Gregory Hinton and Dirk Shafer, who also directed.
