A Web Series

#FareLife

The ride of life is
better with a "buddy"

ABOUT

SYNOPSIS:

#FareLife gives us a peak inside the lives of Connecticut strangers from all walks of life as they ride from place to place with everyone’s favorite FareRide driver, affectionately called “buddy”. From drag queens to estranged parents to drunk strangers, follow “buddy’s” adventures as he navigates the streets and the pitfalls of living, in this zany, touching and often times irreverent ride of a lifetime.

OFFICIAL TRAILER:

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Cruise along on this journey with everyone’s favorite “buddy” and stay in-the-know on screenings, episode drops, premieres and other exciting updates.

Episodes

Season 1 - Buddy’s First Day

1. #NoFare

Buddy signs up for the FareRide app while his sister signs him up for
dating app

2. #DragQueens

Buddy meets a sassy, homophobic drag queen revealing his own internalized homophobia

3. #SafetyFirst

Buddy suffers two drunk strangers who do drugs and make out in the back seat.

4. #JerseyGirl

Buddy drive a girl estranged from her parents all the way back home to New Jersey.

5. #WhereTo?

Buddy picks up an familiar face and embarks on a brand new, wildly unexpected journey.

Season 1 coming to a festival near you

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

As a gay man who grew up in Connecticut in the 1990’s, practicing secrecy like my life depended on it, I learned to escape into the world of stories, on TV, in movies and anywhere I could find them. From the tiny slit in the door of the closet in which I lived my first twenty-three years of life, I watched as everyone grew up around me. I longed to feel “normal” and to have the same milestones everyone else went through: a date to the prom that I was actually attracted to (I went with a girl), a high school sweet heart that wasn’t a classified secret, or just the freedom to be myself. But it was 1995 and LGBTQ+ issues weren’t cool, or trending, or even remotely mainstream. In fact, there wasn’t even a “Q” on there yet, that was over a year away still.

In 1998 I escaped into the world of “born again” Christianity and embarked on a three and half year missionary journey that took me to over thirty countries on four continents. During that time I met people from all walks of life. From African tribes men, to Thai medicine women, from London street beggars to Norwegian Ice fishermen, I experienced so much culture in such a short period of time.

Now, decades later, as a story teller myself, it is my passion to weave tales that strike at the heart of life’s paradox and mystery and reveal the truth about the struggles of humanity. Lastly I hope to represent the infinite diversity to which I’ve born witness in both the mundane and sacred moments of life. If our series can also help to normalize the idea of LGBTQ lifestyles in the hearts and minds of my fellow human travelers on this journey we call being alive, then I’m even more blessed.

Support the Arts

& the LGBTQIA+ Community

A group of local Connecticut filmmakers and artists come together in a volunteer capacity to make episodes of #FareLife. If you’d like to help us and be a part of bringing future seasons to life consider leaving a donation below.