Set in Syracuse, New York, in the mid ‘90s, Carmen Emmi’s debut feature revolves around a young cop assigned to a sting operation that forces him to confront his sexuality.

Set and shot in his hometown of Syracuse, New York, with family members even making cameos, "Plainclothes" is clearly very personal to writer/director Carmen Emmi. It's much more than its plot synopsis,

With gay rights coming back into the crosshairs in almost every country across the globe, Carmen Emmi's slow-burn drama is sobering reminder of just how far these things have progressed in the last 30 years.

Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey are fantastic together in, 'Plainclothes,' a familiar but fantastically executed coming out tale

Writer-director Carmen Emmi's debut feature starts off shaky, and overuses lo-fi VHS footage but there's no denying the film's raw emotion.