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Screening: Sat 18 Oct, 6:30pm @Vue Screen 2

In this compelling honeytrap drama set in the 1990s Lucas (Tom Blyth) is a promising undercover agent assigned the role of ‘pretty policeman’ to lure and arrest gay men for cruising. When he meets married Andrew (Russell Tovey) his secret attraction to men brings tension and paranoia. Using lo-fi VHS footage at key moments the sense of unease is ramped up – signifying police surveillance as well as flashes of memory. The audience is kept on their toes wondering if Lucas will be able to handle the stress of his secret.

Yn y ddrama gaeth gyffrous hon sydd wedi’i gosod yn y 1990au, mae Lucas (Tom Blyth) yn asiant cudd addawol sydd wedi’i neilltuo i rôl ‘heddwas tlws’ i ddenu ac arestio dynion hoyw am grwydro. Pan mae’n cwrdd ag Andrew (Russell Tovey) priod, mae ei atyniad cudd at ddynion yn dod â thensiwn a pharanoia. Gan ddefnyddio lluniau VHS lo-fi ar adegau allweddol, mae’r teimlad o anesmwythyd yn cynyddu – sy’n dynodi gwyliadwriaeth yr heddlu yn ogystal â fflachiadau o atgofion. Mae’r gynulleidfa’n cael eu cadw ar flaenau eu traed yn pendroni a fydd Lucas yn gallu ymdopi â straen ei gyfrinach.

Carmen Emmi comes from a farming community in Syracuse, New York. Plainclothes is his first screenplay and was written after he graduated in film from the University of Southern California. The script was recognised in several competitions placing amongst the top 50 in the 2022 Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. Plainclothes is his directorial debut.

Daw Carmen Emmi o gymuned ffermio yn Syracuse, Efrog Newydd. Plainclothes yw ei sgript ffilm gyntaf ac fe’i hysgrifennwyd ar ôl iddo raddio mewn ffilm o Brifysgol De California. Cafodd y sgript ei chydnabod mewn sawl cystadleuaeth gan osod ymhlith y 50 uchaf yng Nghymrodoriaeth Academi Nicholl mewn Ysgrifennu Sgrin 2022. Plainclothes yw ei dro cyntaf fel cyfarwyddwr.

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