In 2016, filmmaker Carmen Emmi read an article in the L.A. Times. It depicted police officers who would go undercover and lure men into exposing themselves in public bathrooms in order to make an arrest. At the same time, Emmi's brother was becoming a police officer, and he was in the process of coming out as gay.
For almost 10 years, Emmi worked to bring the story to life, in what would become his debut feature-length film, "Plainclothes."
"Plainclothes" stars Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey in a gritty depiction of queerness. It's set in 1990s New York, exploring the cruising culture of the time, with Blyth playing the role of a closeted undercover cop, and Tovey playing his next target.
On The Red Carpet caught up with the cast and crew at Sundance Film festival, where the film won the S