Flash Sale – Review and Summary
If the ends justify the means, what’s wrong with showing a little something?
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“Flash Sale” Film Details
- Director(s): Autumn Boxley
- Writer(s): Autumn Boxley
- Based On Work By: Autumn Boxley, Ian Milano
- Distributor: NewFest
- Public Release Date (Film Festival – NewFest (More Coverage Of The 2025 Film Festival): October 9, 2025
- Runtime: 0 Hour(s) and 13 Minutes
- Primary Language: English
- Genre(s): Comedy, Young Adult, LGBT+
- Content Rating: Not Rated
- Official Site Link
Movie Summary
Tony is looking to have top surgery so that by the summer, they can go out without a shirt on, embracing the sun. However, they don’t have money like that. But, with Adam, Tony’s roommate, mentioning how much their ex made on what looks like a precursor to OnlyFans, Tony seems willing to be in drag to make the money they need.
Cast and Characters
Tony (Ian Milano)
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- Character Summary: Tony is a dude who very much identifies as a masculine male, but without having top surgery, there is a reminder of their femininity that they are willing to exploit, but don’t really want to be associated with.
Adam (Yuriel Cooper)
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- Character Summary: Adam is Tony’s roommate, who doesn’t speak of their appearance as much, or at all, like Tony does, but also has notable swag.
What To Expect In “Flash Sale” (Not Rated) – Content Overview
- Miscellaneous:
- Drinking: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
Review and Commentary
Highlight(s)
- Playful And Comedic Without Being Camp
Overall
Our Rating (82/100): Positive (Worth Seeing)
What helps Flash Sale stand out is that it expands beyond what we usually see for trans men, in terms of catching up to the rest of the LGBT+ community via taking the road of trauma and coming out before diversifying. Tony’s story of being willing to present as femme to get the money they need for top surgery is unique, different, and I can imagine, if the short went on, we would have gotten the complications of that – especially if they were successful.
But, on top of the potential for a longer piece presented, it also pushes the same thoughts and ideas Hunter Schafer did in Euphoria, with their episode “Fuck Anyone Who’s Not a Sea Blob.” Albeit not as deep, this is a comedy, but Flash Sale does push you to think about presentation and how the male gaze for trans people, either to be desirable or present as unclockable, is affected by external pressures.
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