Hope

1/1/2026

You know what, for a production that can’t have had much of a budget, this is actually quite a thought-provoking short feature that asks a few questions about the compatibility of religiosity and sexuality. “Billy” (Rich Dee) goes into a rather elegant looking church and sits on the same row as “Lucas”. This latter fellow is on his phone and “Billy” makes a crack about the wifi (that could just as readily apply in a cinema!) and the pair start to chat. Nervously, at first, and then “Lucas” leaves with a promise to return next day to continue the chat with his new, gay, friend. It’s not quite the next day when he does return, but when he does they get to spend ten minutes on some evaluations as to where God - as opposed to the clergy or the Bible - might sit on the subject of being gay or b