"Flakes” is a story of love, devotion, manipulation and cereal in the French Quarter of New Orleans . It's a story where dreams of a better life in a shiny steel trailer influence the decisions of a young couple who yearn for more than their boring existence. Seriously, it's all true.

Aaron Stanford (maybe most recognizable as Pyro in the X-Men movies) is Neal, a musician who has been working on his first CD for...