On the Verge by
On the Verge is the story of a chosen family of gay friends reacting to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. An interracial gay couple navigate their relationship and one of them recalls struggles with anti-blackness and anti-gayness with an older Black gay friend. A young Black gay student gains notoriety from his participation in a protest while struggling with self-identity, a recent HIV diagnosis, and a...
On the Verge is the story of a chosen family of gay friends reacting to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. An interracial gay couple navigate their relationship and one of them recalls struggles with anti-blackness and anti-gayness with an older Black gay friend. A young Black gay student gains notoriety from his participation in a protest while struggling with self-identity, a recent HIV diagnosis, and a romantic relationship with a gay asylum claimant. During an end-of-year Kwanzaa celebration, they all reflect on lessons of the past and on the individual and collective challenges ahead.