And Then You...

A disillusioned bachelor, nearing the graveyard known as his mid-30s, realizes his careless flings may be getting in the way of his evolving desire for true connection. Evaluating how he claims not to want one thing while his actions show the opposite, sparks his wishful search for love around every corner, leading him to taking a vow of celibacy until he actually finds it. 

  • Anthony L. Williams
    Writer
    Thicker Than Blood, Absolutely Positive
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ, Queer, Black, African American, Mental Health, Public Health, Sexual Health, connection
  • Number of Pages:
    55
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Anthony L. Williams

Founder of Second Glance Productions, Anthony L. Williams is a performer, educator, and award-winning director, writer, and producer.

In 2024, he was the 1st Place Winner in IL LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s entrepreneur ‘Biz Boot Camp,’ and his newest queer dating docuseries, "It’s Not You, It’s Me," was a festival winner at both the Cinema WorldFest Awards, Creation International Film Festival, and received the Honorable Mention award at the Various Artists Independent Film Festival. In 2021, he won 2nd place in the Flip the Script Competition for his TV pilot, "Heartstrings," which also claimed 1st Place in London & Lisbon’s 2024 Sunday Shorts Film Festival and was selected in the Chicago Script Awards and Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival.

His critically-acclaimed feature film, Thicker Than Blood, garnered awards for "Best Director” and "Best Feature Film" in 2019. TTB's impact campaign continues to foster conversations through LGBTQ and African-American nonprofits, HBCUs/universities & teaching hospitals, medical and faith-based organizations, and state and local health departments in nearly 30 major cities nationwide.

His film, Absolutely Positive, holds nominations for Best Short Film, Director, Actor, and Actress at the World Music & Independent Film Festival and earned him a personal invite to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative at the White House in 2013. Now developed as a scripted series, the pilot advanced to the Quarterfinalist round in the 2020 TSL Screenplay Contest.

Having produced content for HGTV, the History Channel, National Geographic, A&E, The Travel Channel, Food Network, Investigative Discovery, and more, no matter the storytelling medium, Anthony takes pride in creating memorable media that pushes boundaries with purpose and on purpose. And with every story he tells, his mission is to ‘edutain’ and inspire viewers at first glance, while provoking deeper thought, conversation, and connection upon ‘second glance.’

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Writer Statement

I used to give away my self-worth like I was tossing out condoms at a pride parade. And when those relationships ended, I was left feeling like I wasn’t good enough for anyone or anything. Having my identity stolen in 2020 forced me to take a hard look at what I’d allowed myself to become, and climb up from rock bottom to who I wanted to be. I got a therapist, for the second time in my life, and learned that the pain and unforgiveness I thought I’d let go of was still imprinting on every relationship I’d built since. That’s why I’m the best person to tell this story.

My personal connection to the material is that it’s literally pages straight from the journal of my life — my failures and triumphs, my growth, all the way down to the fetishization. These are conversations I’ve had with myself and my circle more times than I can count.

This story’s needed now more than ever because, after a pandemic, people are craving genuine connection over surface interactions; the community narrative of “sex first, names later” needs a challenge; and when people learn I’m part of the LGBTQ community, they automatically assume that “Drag Race” and “Pose” are top choices in my queue. Those shows have their place, and there’s a time when fucking can just be fun, but that doesn’t and shouldn’t represent the voice of an entire community when there are many others that exist within it.