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Review

Mueller's directorial feature film debut is an engaging and poignant comedy-drama that has enjoyed strong popularity at gay and lesbian film festivals. The story focuses on the lives of two lovers: HIV-positive conceptual artist Mark (Matt Guidry), who is out to "save the world," and the carefree, trash-collecting Joey (Gregory G. Giles). Narrated by a dishy friend (Kraig Swartz), their tender relationship unfolds as we learn about them, their friends, their frustrations and work, and the one common need that unites them: the incessant search for the father they never had. The film's strong points are the witty dialogue, a bitchily catty narrator and the all-too-rare situation of two young men deeply in love with each other, while its weaker points lie with its increasingly maudlin story line. Marketed as a "Generation X Queer Comedy," World and Time Enough (filmed in Minneapolis and St. Paul) is a great example of the regional growth of gay and lesbian filmmaking.