Especially after the initial onset of the AIDS crisis in the 80s, we’ve learned to pay attention to our bodies and make those regular visits. The feeling certainly resonates for a lot of the queer people I know. And you all kind of know that you’re there for the same reason, but it’s still slightly uncomfortable.” “And you’re sitting there and you try not to make eye contact. “The film was kind of born out of that awkward Sunday morning visit to the clinic that gay men make a lot more often that straight people do,” Hass told me.
Go make a scene at your ex’s house? We’re there! Kill your ex? Wait…what? Steal a bicycle? Sure! Eat a ton of junk food? Absolutely. This 8 Ball has a sinister edge, and Adam soon finds himself following its instructions to the letter. This isn’t your garden variety toy from Walmart, however. When the doctor informs him he has chlamydia, Adam obviously goes through a torrent of emotions until he discovers a very special Magic 8 Ball.
That’s what happens to poor Adam in Dan Hass’s dark horror/comedy short film Magic H8 Ball.Īs the film opens, Adam (Nathan Mohebbi) pays a visit to his local clinic. There are break-ups…and then there are break-ups when you find out your ex-boyfriend mixed a little low-key chlamydia into the bargain.
