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”CAPTIVATING… GRIPPING… SO VERY PRETTY…”
- MetroWeekly

“AN ELEGANT CHAMBER PIECE… A MULTI-FACETED JEWEL OF A MOVIE”
- LGBTQ Nation

“…A LIFE-IMITATES-ART PATH TO SELF-ACCEPTANCE”
- The Washington Post

Why are we afraid to let go?

“…VISUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY COMPELLING"
- The Washington Blade

“A GORGEOUSLY DESIGNED AND STAGED EXPERIENCE”
- DC Theater Arts

Cesar, an emotionally stunted masochist, must confront his self-loathing after his dom, Bear, reinterprets the rules of their game. They arrive at a paradigm-shifting result neither one of them expects.

An award-winning short film, Safe Word asks: How comfortable are we at choosing our pain and what gets in the way of love?

Safe Word is a film about movement towards intimacy and connection, and how difficult it can be. How do we process our inner conflicts? How do we introduce new self-narratives? How do we digest remarkable moments that hold the potential to transform us, and how do we remain safe in the process?

Our hope is that we can connect through the challenges, love, desire, and pain of Cesar and Bear.. We hope to leave you with the sense that even though intimacy and self-love can be difficult to sustain, that there is always movement and that we are ultimately not alone in that experience.

SAFE WORD IS POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM

Anonymous, Frank Britton, Michael Burke, Carol Cadby, Christopher Cannon, Joao Coelho, Grant Collins, Carhil Contreras, Caroline Dubberly, Michael Gotwald, Ben Gunderson, Kerry McGee, Ryan Merkel, Timmy Metzner, Cortney Novella, Brian Shaw, Carl Smith, and Molly Smith.

OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS

ArepaZone, Atlas Brew Works, and Cordial at the Wharf.

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO

Heather Brumley, Aida Fikre Cohen, Anita Maynard-Losh, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Jenny Cisneros, Brian Cox, Ashley Forman, GALA Hispanic Theater, Laura Hinson, Rebecca Medrano, Joseph Salasovich, and Jenn Sheetz.