WRETCHED THINGS
DIRECTED by
GAGE OXLEY
“A first-time model, a webcam sex worker, and a power-hungry homophobe journey through their insecurities and vulnerabilities. This hedonistic and seductive short film challenges toxic hyper-masculinity and the abuse of power through three vignettes.”
Chapter I
Ben is a young, inexperienced model who receives the opportunity of a lifetime: a front cover on one of the largest magazines in the world. However, his insecurities and vulnerabilities soon lead him into the arms of an exploitative photographer.
Chapter II
After months of isolation and financial pressures, a young man plunges into a world of online sex-work, and soon finds a new sense of confidence in his image and exploration of his sexuality. Yet, in a world of technology, can he keep safe what matters?
Chapter III
Set in 90s England, Louis, a disturbed man preys on those around him to numb his addictive craving of interaction. With the backdrop of the AIDs crisis, Louis turns his aggression towards gay men, while channeling his own sexual frustrations.
Written and Directed by Gage Oxley
Produced by Sian Carry and Gage Oxley for Oxygen Films
Cinematography by Matthew Tingle and Gage Oxley
Starring Warren Godman as Ben, Tommy Vilés as Olly and Adam Ayadi as Louis
with Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Jack Parr, Dale Monie, Thomas Loone and Sophie Mort.

