Atlanta-based actor Andr\u00e9s Erickson<\/strong> is the star of a new independent feature film, Bad Together<\/em>, set to be released on December 5 from Dekkoo Films.<\/p>\n Bad Together<\/strong><\/em>, from filmmaker Jono Mitchell<\/strong>, shares the evolution of a relationship between two seemingly opposite queer friends.\u00a0Over four years, Robbie (played by Andr\u00e9s) and Cameron (played by Queer Niro<\/strong>) learn to accept and love one another and themselves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI really wanted to explore the idea that a lot of the expectations we hold for ourselves, and others can lead to sadness and conflict,\u201d Jono explains. \u201cFundamentally you can connect with a person on the most basic level, but ultimately that connection still needs to be built on mutual expectation.\u201d<\/p>\n Robbie and Cameron are two young men who are desperate to connect with one another but have different ways of achieving the bond.\u00a0\u00a0They each offer their own version of love and affection and as they chase the ideal of what each deems to be true friendship, they create a relationship that may not be healthy for either one of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mitchell explains he was inspired to write the story based on a similar friendship he experienced a few years ago.\u00a0\u201cI have an incredible friend who changed my life. He is so special to me, but circumstances within our current stages of life drove us apart,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWhen everything changed, I had to accept the version of friendship that I idealized didn\u2019t exist anymore. What we became is just as special, but I think I\u2019ll always grieve for what we had.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Filming for\u00a0Bad Together<\/em>\u00a0took place in Atlanta, Georgia, where Jono Mitchell found the actors who would play Robbie and Cameron. Due to a familiarity with his work, Mitchell didn\u2019t audition Andr\u00e9s for the role of Robbie; he offered it to him outright.\u00a0\u00a0Andr\u00e9s commends\u00a0Jono Mitchell\u00a0on writing a script that focuses on queer friendship. \u201cIt\u2019s not something we see a lot of in queer cinema.\u00a0\u00a0There\u2019s often a tendency to focus on the romantic aspects, when in real life things are much more complex and nuanced.\u201d<\/p>\n We chatted with Andr\u00e9s about the role in the new feature and got to know more about him by putting him in the hot seat for the Socialite Seven. Get to know this up-and-coming actor.<\/p>\n![\"Andr\u00e9s](\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/andres-erickson-photos-2023.11.03-3-1160x1740.jpg\")