I’m directing a feature called “Best Man,” @thisisnotnico is producing, and we’re so excited to be launching it this week at @filmindependent Fast Track!

“Best Man” is a rom-com for the It Gets Better generation. Thomas Kivney’s script has this unmistakable Ephronian warmth and wit, but also something distinctly Thomas: impeccable comedic timing paired with a sharp self-awareness about why so many of us Gay Millennials™ are the way we are (besides Tumblr). Before It Got Better, at least for me, It Got (A Lot) Messier, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen that reflected quite as honestly on the page as it is in Thomas’s script.

It reminds me of the rom-coms that I’d watch growing up with my family on rainy Sunday afternoons, sharing a large bucket of popcorn and Raisinets (objectively elite movie snack combo, don’t fight me!!). The kind of movie that’s so comforting to rewatch whenever you just need life to feel a little brighter for 90 minutes.

Thank you to Film Independent for including us in this year’s Fast Track cohort. We’re so grateful and thrilled to be here.

-T