Rent Free

Launched by Ray Murray, founder of TLA Releasing and Artsploitation Films, Cinephobia Releasing is dedicated to presenting the most eye-opening genre and LGBTQ+ movies from around the world. The label is admittedly schizophrenic: offering both controversial, often sexually provocative dramas, edgy thrillers and uncompromising horror while also showcasing some of the best LGBTQ+ romances and dramas. Expect the unexpected.

Best friends since childhood, Ben and Jordan are two young men living in a rapidly changing Austin, where they navigate low-paying jobs, fraught relationships, and their own emotionally codependent friendship. When they suddenly lose their apartment, they come up with a last-ditch plan to spend the rest of the year “rent free”. They set out on a tragicomic journey across the couches, floors and guest rooms of their friends while desperately trying to save up enough money to leave behind a city they no longer recognize and flee for the promised land of New York City. 

Made with a satirical bent and an ensemble cast, RENT FREE
is a high-anxiety comedy about a generation on the edge, as well as a poignant
exploration of male friendship and a city in flux.

directed by: Fernando Andrés
starring: Jacob Roberts, David Treviño, Molly Edelman, Zeke Goodman, Sarah J. Bartholomew
2024 / 93 min / 1.78:1 / English DTS-HD 2.0

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• Feature Commentary with writer-director Fernando Andrés, lead actor Jacob Roberts, and surprise guests from the cast and crew
• Behind the Scenes Montage
• Short film "KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU" written and directed by Fernando Andrés, Jacob Roberts, and Tyler Rugh
• English SDH subtitles