Ed

A college student must confront his struggles with a secret addiction after being led to a friend's house party.

Cast

Victor Del Rio

as Ed

Jackie McCarthy

as Sami

Jake Robert Robbins

as Carlo

Stephen Moore

as Kyle

Reviews

vicdelrio

‘Ed’ Short Film Review: The Hollowness of Addiction [SFF 25] <a href="https://filmspeak.net/movie-reviews/2025/9/25/seattle-film-festival-nominee-ed-short-film-review">FilmSpeak ReviewText</a> ‘Ed’ isn’t the first film to tackle the subject of porn addiction among young males. In fact, the 2013 ...

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