Worth Taking is a multi award-winning, back-alley, avant-garde drama. The prequel to the film, "LAST: The Loving Angels Super Team," it marked its world premiere at the NSFW Film Festival in Los Angeles at AKBAR on June 15th, 2026. Since then, the film has garnered numerous festival selections & awards, including The Golden Lion International Award for Best LGBT, Best Actor (for Rome Romanne), at The Dunwich Horror Film Fest & the award for Best Film, LGBTQIA+ at the prestigious Cannes FIFI in France.

At an overall film budget of just under $87, Worth Taking continues to receive additional festival & independent awards, transcending its near zero-budget production investment. A "non-festival, festival film," Worth Taking breaks numerous festival rules, due in large part to its strong graphic content. Still, production has managed to garner numerous accolades & screening selections. Currently in contention for other awards & festivals, Worth Taking continues to enjoy its humble acclaim. 

PLOT: A welcoming, inquisitive voice from The Narrator (Maurice Wilson) sets the scene of a mysterious, well-dressed man (Marinko Radakovic) who harbors a special interest in a washed-up ne'er-do-well anonymously calling himself "Chandler" (Rome Romanne). Managing to track him to the home of a sadistic but generous benefactor named Azaz (Mark Matthews), the mysterious mans' interests turn to disdain when discovering what Azaz intends to - and succeeds in doing with - the compliant, apathetical "Chandler." Seemingly mutually satisfying at first, the lines between pleasure and pain are blurred when the experience proves too intense. To alleviate the physical and emotional toll, "Chandler" finds comfort in his inner-thoughts of a past, loving, secret arrangement with a kind, handsome married man (Alan Goldsmith). Inherent vices are motivating factors for "Chandler," but will the challenges of being dominated during such an intense meeting also produce some clarity within him, after discovering Azazs' inherent disposition is what fuels a selfish, one-sided interlude? And if so, will "Chandler" choose to remain passive? Or will he take action?