“Door Number One” is a short film on dating starring a few familiar web-series faces. Atlanta actors seen in the series “Steel River” (Cort King as Doug) and “T.R.A.D.E. It All” (Davien Harlis as Toure) have prominent roles here.
SYNOPSIS:
Doug spends his days and nights working diligently, dating and romance perpetually on the back burner. A random act of recognition linked to an unexplainable phenomena opens Doug’s mind to a world of new possibilities and unlimited passion. Blinded by his new obsession Doug doesn’t realize what is staring him right in the face.
While this short won’t be winning any awards any time soon, it at least tells the story in a unique way, adding a little fantasy to the narrative. One key line that stuck out for me is when friend Toure tells hopelssly single Doug to come to a house party with him: “My co-worker Vince is going to be there. He’s into Ninjas and Cartoons and SciFi and all that silly shit that you like. He’s Perfect. Well, for you.”
Yes, please. Doug sounds right up my alley. Too bad many guys like this don’t actually exist in the black gay community.
Another line, that stood out for me was the question that I often ask men on this very website who complain about being single and how to find a man:
“How do you ever expect to find a man if you’re always locked in this house?”
DING! DING! DING!
How do you expect to sell something if you never advertise that it’s for sale?
Anyway, check out this 20 minute short film called “Door Number One.”
Nick Delmacy
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I love this. This is a prime example of missing out on things that are meant for you. This film spoke volumes to me especially when the best friend said: “How are you supposed to find a man if you are always in this apartment.”
I think I have seen this short film before and that was about a year ago. It just talked to me. Lol. I got the same issues like the dude the film focuses on.
First of all, I’m not buying the fact that Doug and Toure’ would be best friends. Or friends at all for that matter. Toure is a stereotypical queen, and Doug is more shy, nerd-like and non materialistic. These types of meshed friendships rarely exist in the gay universe. Only in fictional poorly written gay comedies will you find this dynamic.
Don’t be that way! I’ve had friends who were the complete opposite of me personality wise. I will admit that maintaining friendships like these are difficult, but they do happen.
“The Gay Universe” might be the problem. Why wouldn’t this type of relationship exist? Isn’t it vanity/ego to think that a guy like Doug would see himself as better than Toure to the point that they can’t share any interest in common? I just think sometimes gay dudes are so vain that they only want to be friends with people who are just like them in almost every way. Sometimes differences in friends actually make it more exciting. You mentioned something earlier about gay dudes only wanting to be friends with other gay dudes with high level degrees or something similar to that. Again, this is the problem. I may be generalizing a bit but amongst straight “regular” dudes I know, I don’t see this type of hierarchy in play. Maybe this is why so many gay men complain of not being able to find true friends. SMH
@LilredDude and @rolandgarros28 – in theory, I’m with you both. I really wish a dynamic such as this could exist in “the gay universe”, but I’m being REALISTIC in saying that it does NOT. The fact of the matter is; we always find ourselves among people with whom we share common likenesses with. For gay men, I think that especially holds true. Of course, there are many exceptions, but please believe those exceptions are far from the rule.
@blackpegasus I understand the world is filled with people such as those you’ve described. But my point is that is really messed up. People can be friends with whomever they please. Who am I to select everyone’s friends. I get to pick my own. Maybe I’m playing the devils advocate a lil bit about the possibility of these two dudes being true friends but, for me, it’s less about someone being sassy and feminine and whether or not they can play a game of tennis with me or play a game of spades or go fishing with me, all things I love to do. I’m not going to miss out on that friendship just because the other guy is feminine or masculine or because he’s 300lbs and I’m not. Well maybe that would prevent us from playing a competitive game of tennis but you get the point. LOL Again, it’s usually masculine gay men who complain about not having enough friends. Fem dudes have all the friends they can handle. Ya gotta ask yourself why this is the case.
@rolandgarros28 – yes , fems do have lots of friends, and most of those friends are comprised of other FEMS. Masculine guys do complain about a lack of trusting friends but it’s because we can’t seem to find each other, we do seem to suffer from more social anxieties than our fem counterparts which can affect our ability to connect with other guys like ourselves. For every rhyme there is a reason.
I feel ya. Just know that it is possible to be friends with a guy who isn’t naturally masculine. That’s the only point I’m trying to stress. He doesn’t have to be the only friend you have but can be one of many and someone you can enjoy certain activities with you. Whether that’s a possibility for you or something that you want is a different story but I don’t want to get on my soapbox on this subject because somebody, who shall remain nameless, kinda went off on me about this a while back. LOL
My best friend is hyper masculine. We get along just fine.
I can relate because i’m much more masculine than my closest friends, but it doesn’t matter. At the end of the day, friendships should form organically. I’ve never met a dude and decided that I was going to make him my friend because he fit some type of criteria. If I meet someone and we hit it off and become friends, it just happens naturally. If I discover that we don’t have a lot in common as the friendship progresses, it doesn’t mean that we can’t still be friends.
Well maybe I’m speaking out of turn…but first I think people use the word “friend” way too loosely. Second, people are usually friends with people they have things in common with vs not having things in common with. I can’t recall someone saying “hey this is my best friend and we have nothing in common” for me this doesn’t make logical sense.
Third…wtf was this shit I just watched?
Well damn “@Ocky“, tell us how you really feel about “Door Number One”. But all jokes aside, I agree that the term “friend” is used too loosely. It may be more accurate to say that the characters Doug and Toure are “hangout buddies”.
Me and my “best friend” (The person I would probably lay down my life for) Have very little in common. I’m a celibate philosophical nerd that has interests in metaphysics and nothing realistic, while my best friend is a bisexual narcissistic model with interests in politics, finance and economics that will fuck anything that moves… We don’t have too much in common, and very often, we will have that awkward phone silence after speaking for an hour. It’s totally possible, but I would imagine that it would be difficult for many people to have a friendship like this.. making it rare.
Right, Anything is possible…never said it was impossible but regardless I still think your situation is an exception and definitely not the rule.
The fact that you talk on the phone for an hour proves that you both actually do have a lot of similar interests/lifestyle in common. That’s like saying, “We both quickly decided what to have for an appetizer and dinner but when it came to dessert we couldn’t match up so that means we have very little in common! Yet we still make it work!” Nah, homie. It don’t work like that.
They par those two together, because Damien is a very good actor. Look how they par Tony’s FREFALL with Tony the music producer. You just can’t get anything different. Out of all the series Damien was in, I like the one with B. Divine.
I appreciated the fact that they portrayed Doug in a way that is realistic, and a real problem for many gay men. He only had confidence and comfort through his photo (adam, jackd, etc). However, any actual in-person human interaction and communication, outside of hook ups, and he couldnt function. SMH…
Ok…thank you for breaking this down. Sorry but I was too annoyed with the stereotypes and femininity that my brain was clouded.
@ocky I saw your comment before I watched the short and the whole time I was watching it I was laughing because I kept on thinking about what you said lol. The guy who played Doug though was cute, real cute actually. The fact that I was able to watch it from the beginning to the end is a good thing because some shorts I can take 5 minutes of them. I also liked how the film brought up the points about having self-confidence/not being shy and the importance of actually getting out the house to meet new folks.
Yes! This was really nice. And when I saw him on Steel River, it he drew me in more.