Thanks to the Hard Work of the Elephants

A queer love fantasy that follows two teenage boys who escape an abusive youth lockdown center while high on LSD. They steal the center’s van and drive 400 km to a big-box store parking lot, determined to start an alternative youth commune in a nearby suburban forest.

Cast

Hunter Dillon

as Alex

Fred Nguyen Khan

as Johnny

Tony Nappo

as Adult

Ryan McDonald

as Security Guard

Kimberly Ha

as Kim

Kevin Nguyen

as Trevor Dinh

Elizabeth Saunders

as Barb

Loan Nguyen

as Trev's Grandma

Allie Dunbar

as Alex's Mum

Jasmin Kar

as 21

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