: Jon's childhood best friend who provides a critical perspective on Jon's privilege and the reality of life as a gay man during the AIDS crisis.
: After years of work, the Superbia workshop is a critical success but fails to find a producer. Jon’s agent, Rosa (Judith Light), tells him the hard truth of an artist's life: "You start writing the next one". Key Characters tick, tick...BOOM! 2021 - 115 min Dramma • ...
: Set at the height of the epidemic, the film highlights how the crisis ravaged the artistic community, adding a literal sense of mortality to Jon's figurative "ticking clock". This is personalized through his friend Michael’s HIV-positive diagnosis. : Jon's childhood best friend who provides a
: Jon is haunted by a self-imposed deadline—to finish and produce his sci-fi musical, Superbia , before turning 30, fearing that failing to do so means his dreams are over. Key Characters : Set at the height of
: His single-minded obsession with his work strains his relationships with his girlfriend, Susan (Alexandra Shipp), who wants a life outside the city, and his best friend, Michael (Robin de Jesús), who left acting for a lucrative advertising career.