Slant(2011)

Slant is a drama following a college professor in his early fifties navigating loneliness and desire years after his partner's death from AIDS. Inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem, the film traces his quiet search for human connection in the aftermath of profound loss. As he moves through daily life—teaching, observing others, wrestling with memory—the professor confronts both the weight of grief and the possibility of opening his heart again. The film explores masculinity, aging, and the ways we seek intimacy after trauma, rendered with restraint and emotional precision. It's a meditative portrait of resilience and vulnerability, examining how we rebuild ourselves when the people we love are gone.