Writer-director Carmen Emmi's feature debut, Plainclothes, tells the story of an undercover cop who's assigned to lure and arrest gay men. Upon meeting a particularly irresistible target, however, the ...

Like “Cruising” for the 1990s New Queer Cinema set, Carmen Emmi’s feature debut “Plainclothes” features the most emotionally (and physically) naked performance yet from rising British star Tom Blyth.

A move that began last week requires the Madison Police Department's plainclothes officers and unmarked vehicles to sport ...

As the LGBTQ community continues to face threats to their safety and rights as equal American citizens, the cast and creatives of “Plainclothes” were quick to admit that things feel “terrifying” right ...

In his feature directorial debut, Carmen Emmi directs Billy the Kid and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes star Tom Blyth. He stars in Plainclothes as Lucas alongside Russell Tovey.

It didn’t take much for Russell Tovey to connect with “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbird’ star Tom Blyth. The actors first met on Zoom before filming writer-director Carmen Emmi’s gay indie ...

In 2016, aspiring writer-director Carmen Emmi came across a Los Angeles Times article about undercover cops who would arrest gay men on charges of lewd conduct in public bathrooms — a controversial ...

Carmen Emmi convincingly evokes a lost era of cruising, focusing on the conflicted conscience of a police officer (Tom Blyth) who develops a crush on a sexy offender (Russell Tovey) he’s surveilling.

After having screened successfully at Frameline49, the new indie tense psychological thriller, “Plainclothes” played at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award ...

"Plainclothes," about a closeted undercover cop who falls in love with a target of an anti-gay sting operation, is an electrifying period piece and haunting thriller that has strong echoes of the ...