Desire: The Short Films of Ohm

Collection of six short films from director Ohm Phanphiroj. Includes his acclaimed "Desire" trilogy (The Deaf Boy's Disease, The Space Between Us, and The Last Kiss) as well as three self-starring documentary films (Journey, The Meaning Of It All, and The First Conversation Between Frank And I).

Cast

A.J. Andersen

as Ant

Nic Caruccio

as Tremor

Alicia Hilton

as Ant's Mother

Beck Nolan

as Early

Joseph Williams

as Smokey

James Spangler

as Norman

Ohm Phanphiroj

as Himself

Richard Boyd

as Himself

Frank Cashio

as Himself

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