Set in a small Texas town, this quietly affecting film is remarkable because the lives of its gay protagonists are so unremarkable — in other words, closer to the way most gay Americans live than “gay” movies usually portray. Gabe (Bill Heck) is a rugged contractor raising his daughter with his ex-wife; Ernesto (Marcus DeAnda) is a handsome but withdrawn forklift operator who pays regular visits to his former partner, who’s lying in a hospital in a coma after an accident. The film takes a while getting Gabe and Ernesto together, but stick with it; writer/director Yen Tan’s affection for his flawed, sexy, very human characters will grow on you. Tues. Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m., Tampa Theatre.
This article appears in Oct 3-9, 2013.