Bruce and Dom: Transcripts from a Burgeoning Relationship (2011)

Mike Varley presents 'Bruce and Dom,' a feature-length art film starring Ed Cosgrove and Rick Sempowich. 'Bruce and Dom' tells the story of one relationship's life cycle as though a trained stenographer documented it all. Instead of the couple who spoke the words, however, the tale is told through two late, middle-aged men. 'Bruce and Dom' is a hybrid of two mediums, one blossoming and the other established. It combines the episodic structure, vignette length and experimental nature of viral video with the plot development, emotional connection and run time of traditional film. 'Bruce' and 'Dom' are not trained actors, but Regular Joes thrown in the deep end. In the film, two relationships evolve before our eyes. The trick of it all is discerning the difference.