Then the spirit of one of the cover-models (played by Adam Fleming) urges Jack to fight back, saying that now that Jack’s been found out, he has nothing to lose. Only after he finds the stash, Jack has to deal with a trio of bullies who already call him “fag” every day, and who now have more ammunition for their insults, since they’ve just found him kneeling next to a stack of beefcake mags. Anyone-gay or straight-who ever found an unclaimed pornographic magazine laying around should feel a pang of recognition at Adam Baran’s short “Jackpot,” which is about a gay teenager named Jack Hoffman (played by Ethan Navarro) who bicycles across his suburban neighborhood when he hears about a dumpster full of gay porn.
