Love: Augmented

This anthology film portrays love beyond the status quo. Five stories about self-love, same-sex relationships, new-found love and polyamory starring a fully, sexually diverse ensemble. From Mattioli Productions, a trans-owned production company, these stories explore what it means to love without boundaries. ***Contains Mature Content*** Mass (dir. Linus Ignatius) Trey feels small. He is gay, HIV-positive and lonely in NYC. All around him are hulking, powerful men, intimidating and challenging him everywhere he looks. Throughout his day, he obsesses over how to get BIG - and his insecurities keep him trapped in a cycle of trauma and abuse. How to Fold a Fitted Sheet (dir. Tony Clemente Jr.) Bellamy’s having a bad day. Watch her make it worse. Neon Boys (dir. AJ Mattioli) Having a hard time landing a job after spending time in prison; Shawn takes work as an erotic dancer to support his daughter, and falls in love with a man for the first time. Hopelessly (dir. Tony Clemente Jr.) Darren is determined to find a connection. No matter how many people he has to go through. Innocent Boy (dir. Brock Cravy) Off a lonely Texas highway, a group of hustlers prey on the desperados who have come for sex, drugs and Mommas special milk. When a murderous cowboy rolls into town, a young trans boys quickly sees an opportunity to feed the physical and emotional hunger that has long been ignored by the neglectful Momma. As the boys begin to fall one-by one, Penny is caught between the Cowboys lustful rage, and the greed and corruption that Momma represents.