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| Directed by | James Burkhammer |
| Produced by | Stacy Codikow (executive producer) Debra Schneider (associate producer) Andrea Sperling Chris Stinson Lisa Thrasher |
| Written by | James Burkhammer |
| Starring | Marshall Allman J. B. Ghuman, Jr. John Wesley Shipp Darcy DeMoss |
| Music by | Radio Sloan |
| Cinematography | Kelly Evans |
| Editing by | Phyllis Housen Joan Sobel |
| Studio | POWER UP |
| Distributed by | POWER UP |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 15 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Starcrossed is an 2005 independent short film written and directed by James Burkhammer and produced by POWER UP. It tells the story of Darren and Connor, two teenage brothers who find that their affection for each other is growing beyond the filial.
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Darren and Connor are two brothers who, as teenagers, realize that they have feelings for each other and not just those of brothers. They enter into a romantic and sexual relationship. While happy together, they fear what would happen if their relationship were ever discovered. Their fears are realized when their mother walks in on them sleeping naked together. When Connor overhears their father say that they will never be able to see each other again, the distraught brothers steal a family car and flee to a motel. Deciding that a world that can't understand them is a world in which they do not wish to live, and with a police officer discovering the car, the boys commit suicide by handcuffing themselves to each other through the bottom rung of a ladder in the motel swimming pool.
Starcrossed has gathered a large online cult following that spans continents and has been translated by fans into many languages. Internet rumors of a feature version have appeared but there has been no official announcement.