“The Sadness Never Ends”
Overview:
After his recent break up, failing author, Christian Burrows, sets up an interview to end all interviews with the famous critic, "Noel Howard". Howard and Burrows go back and forth in a spirited discussion on the nature of art, queerness, man's deepest desires and the incredible sadness within us all. "The Sadness Never Ends" is a surrealist queer drama all about the little things that make up our lives and our art.
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