Synopsis

A young man is sexually assaulted. He subdues, punishes, then befriends his own attacker while confronting his past and the ambiguities of sexuality. Part fiction, part autobiography and part dream, Friend of a Friend attempts to broaden the conversation around abuse and its motivations and implications, as well as the survivor vs. assailant dynamic and results of ostracism.

Zachary Zezima

Zack is a Los Angeles based animator, director and illustrator originally from New York. He received his BFA in illustration from Parsons School of Design in 2009 and an MFA in experimental animation from California Institute of the Arts in 2016. He is a founding member of Circle Line Projects and adjunct animation faculty at Parsons.