After a particularly difficult night, Nova (Mike Edwards) a male stripper, is brought to realize he is experiencing cognitive dissonance by an ultra cool coke fiend (Simon Clark) backstage, and attempts to change his life. He decides to become a martial arts star instead. He explains his realization to his girl friend (Angela Bloomfield) in the morning and sets about achieving his new goal. Short Film: Played in the New Zealand International Film Festival in 2002 in the Home Grown Section and received funding from the Screen Innovation Production For for a reverse telecine for distribution.