Fiction Features
Test
Eddie, a small-town bodybuilder chasing a coveted professional card, lives under the watchful devotion of his religious mother Joanne. After a painful loss, he turns to veteran bodybuilder Mike, whose mentorship pulls him into the dangerous world of performance-enhancing drugs and sparks a confusing attraction that clashes with his conservative church upbringing. As Eddie reconnects with his ex-girlfriend Abby, he is forced to confront the tension between ambition, desire, and identity.
DIRECTOR
Sam McConnell
PRODUCERS
Julie Christeas
Daryl Freimark
Brock Yurich
WRITER
Brock Yurich
CAST
Brock Yurich
Tammy Blanchard
Paloma Garcia-Lee
Matthew Morrison
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Sam McConnell is a writer, director, and producer whose work explores identity, resilience, and the complexities of the human experience. McConnell has directed episodes of the series Older, Hotter, Wiser and The Warehouse Phase as well as produced the HBO films The Out List and The Trans List. Test is narrative feature directorial debut.