The Skinny

From filmmaker Patrik-Ian Polk, the director of cult film favorites Punks and Noah's Arc, comes his much-anticipated third feature The Skinny, a sharply scripted comedy about a group of four young, black, gay men, Magnus, Sebastian, Kyle and Joey (Jussie Smollett, Blake Young-Fountain, Anthony Burrell and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman) and their lesbian best friend Langston (Shanika Warren-Markland). They arrange to meet up in New York City one year after their graduation from Brown University. Their plans for a weekend of fun start off well, and they are relaxed in each other's company, as only old friends can be. But old tensions quickly resurface—drink, drugs, hidden desire and the demands of promiscuity put friendship, trust and even lives at risk. In between sharp one-liners and a great soundtrack, there are a few important lessons that these pleasure-seekers must learn for themselves. Written with a real sense of the demands of urban living, these bright and believable characters will remind you of someone you know.