Instinct

Writer / Director: Ryan Beene I Producer: Mekdese Haile I Cinematographer: Donijah Collier I Editor: Ivan Alvaro

Tyler, a young queer man who is back in treatment for his eating disorder. He is desperate for validation and when his usual tactics no longer get him the results he wants he resorts to ripping flesh from his body lose weight. That is what he sees, yet when he is pushed towards recovery by his room mate he is tempted further into his eating disorder. How far is he willing to go to get validation he seeks?