I WOULD BE THE BULLET (2025)—When a reclusive photographer falls for a curious young writer, their passionate affair blurs the line between muse and obsession, culminating in a violent act that immortalizes love through art and destruction.

Prod Co: Bouy Films
Dir/DP/Editor: Ricardo Bouyett
Production Designer/Art PA: Liz Johnson
Production Assistant: Edgar Godoy
Music Composer: Benjamin Doherty

Cast
Gage Fitzgerald as Anthony
Ty Johnson as Jacob
Matt Grimes as Ethan

Filmed in Chicago, Illinois


Official Selection at Open Screen Night at Foundry Theatre
Official Selection at East Village New York Film Festival
Honorable Mention for the “Best Short Film” category at AIMAFF
Official Selection at Bendigo Queer Film Festival 2025
Official Selection at the Chicago Horror Film Festival 2025
- Nominated for Best Director (Ricardo Bouyett) & Best Actor (Gage Fitzgerald)
A Creator Collective Chicago Indie Film Club Selection - screened at CineCity Studios
Screened at the Louis University LGBTQ+ Film Showcase June 2025
Official Selection at the Milwaukee Illuminate Film Festival 2025
Official Selection at the Freewheeling Film Awards 2025
- Finalist in the Best Sound category
Official Selection at the Chicago Amarord Arthouse Television Awards 2025
- Semi-Finalist in the Live Action Short category