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BOUND BY BLOOD
By Eric Inman

GENRE: Drama, Independent
LOGLINE: The untimely death of a young dancer thrusts his detached mother and his secret lover on a painful yet poignant journey of self-discovery. Pushed to the breaking point, they must confront their actions and their hidden truths.

SYNOPSIS:

After Justin Walker is placed on life support, Paul Petersen frantically pleas with Justin’s mother, Cynthia Walker, to keep him alive. After seventy-two hours, she makes the ultimate choice, to turn off the machines, leaving behind years of secrets and lies. In a day filled with revelations and exposing memories, Paul, attempting to write a song for Justin, struggles to come to terms with his secret love affair and true feelings for Justin. As a phone call that could change Paul's life looms in the shadows, the spirit of Justin visits Paul throughout the day in an effort to heal their open wounds. Cynthia and her daughter Sara arrive to help plan the funeral, Paul and Justin’s other two roommates, Alice and Jayce, must keep Justin’s room filled with land mines of truth, out of their reach. Unexpected visits from Lysa, the crazy neighbor, and Gregory, one of Justin’s choreographers and ex-boyfriends, open the door into the real relationships both Paul and Cynthia had with the man they loved. As the secrets and lies take their toll on Paul and Cynthia the battle for who truly loved Justin rages to the boiling point.

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