
Trapped in the Closet on the Independent Film Channel (IFC), starring Grammy-winner R. Kelly as Sylvester, is one of the most unusual creative endeavors in recent history. Originally aired in 2005 and 2007 as a series of 22 short videos, Trapped in the Closet is now available in its entirety. Perhaps the first R&B operetta artist ever, R. Kelly takes us through a musical soap opera of the lives of Sylvester, his wife Gwendolyn (Cat Wilson), and an ever-increasing circle of community members connected in some way to the couple. Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, there are surprises at every turn. While maintaining a single melody and rhyme scheme throughout, R. Kelly masterfully weaves a tale of love and deceit, complete with cut scenes, dream sequences, and flashbacks. To add to the fun, Kelly plays several roles himself, including a narrator in an angelic white suit, a holy roller preacher, and an unrepentant pimp.
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Air Date: 2005-11-01
Sylvester wakes up in the bed of a woman who is not his wife, unable to remember how he got there. When he tries to l...
Air Date: 2005-11-08
Sylvester emerges from the closet with his gun raised to defend himself as Rufus loses his temper. As it turns out, h...
Air Date: 2005-11-15
Pastor Rufus explains that he has been sneaking around with Chuck, the mystery man from the phone call. He tells his ...
Air Date: 2005-11-22
Sylvester starts speeding home to catch his Gwendolyn in the act, but gets delayed by a police officer busting him fo...
Air Date: 2005-11-29
Sylvester and his wife Gwendolyn get into a full-blown argument. He starts waving his gun around again as she tells h...
Air Date: 2005-12-06
Sylvester and his wife, Gwendolyn, end up laughing at the irony of the situation on their bedroom floor. Meanwhile, J...
Air Date: 2005-12-13
Gwen, Sylvester and James begin to freak out and place blame over who shot Twan, but luckily it was only a flesh woun...
Air Date: 2005-12-20
Officer James heads home to his country bumpkin wife Bridget, relieved for the drama to be over. When he arrives at t...
Air Date: 2005-12-27
James continues his interrogation of Bridget who can’t get him off the trail. He not only finds another man hiding in...
Air Date: 2006-01-03
James promptly attacks the little person – named Big Man – for sleeping with his wife. Bridget runs upstairs and call...
Air Date: 2006-01-10
The guns are out again and everyone is threatening to shoot each other. James mistakenly refers to Sylvester and Twan...
Air Date: 2006-01-17
The saga heads back to Cathy and Rufus’s apartment to show what’s been happening since Sylvester ran out to check on ...