Heart Breaks Open (2011)
Dear God, I'm HIV+. Now what? Jesus
81 min
A model queer activist and community advocate, Jesus (Maximillian Davis) prides himself in his work with the Seattle LGBT community. At the same time, Jesus is having unprotected sex and cheating on his long-time partner. Jesus's world implodes when he discovers that he is HIV positive, forcing him to confront his innermost fears, his relationship with his ex-boyfriend, and a future living with HIV. Faced with the unknown, Jesus is pulled from the brink of suicide by Sister Alysa Trailer (Brian Peters), a drag queen nun who leads him down a path of self-discovery.
- Release date
- April 4, 2011
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Maximillian Davis as Jesus
- Brian Peters as Michael
- Brian Peters as Sister Alysa Trailer
- Samonte Cruz as Johnny
- Sister Babylon Anon as Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Member
- Sister Babylon Anon as Dish! Performer
- Status Apparatus as Dish! DJ
- William David Borden as Lifelong AIDS Alliance Counselor
- Sister Lotus A. Bowl as Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Member
- Jenn Bowman as Survivor's Alliance Community Advocate
- Belinda Carroll as Dish! Performer
- Lady Chablis as Self
Crew
- William Maria Rain · Director
- Maximillian Davis · Writer
- Qwo-Li Driskill · Writer
- Brian Peters · Writer
- William Maria Rain · Writer
- Basil Shadid · Producer
- Eric Goetz · Composer
- Basil Shadid · Cinematographer
- Alexander Walsh · Cinematographer
- John Boucher · Editor