A
desperate reality show producer hits on the idea of doing "The Real
World", but with superheroes. Unfortunately, Spiderman, Supergirl, and
Iron Man all have better things to do so he takes what he can get:
B-string superheroes hoping to hit the big time. The guys you've never
heard of who go out every night fighting crime and hoping that someone
will notice. The ones who are desperate enough to go on a reality show.
Real Heroes is Hartman's second film, following his wildly popular gay comedy You Should Meet My Son! A love letter to costumed crusaders and the sexual tension often found in comics, Real Heroes
has been a hit with LGBT audiences at conventions and fests around the
world, including the North Carolina GLBT Film Festival, Leeds Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival, the North American Science Fiction Convention and
more.