A romcom with dashes of animation and a happy ending. Tells the story of Vivian – Twinkie (Sabrina Jie – A- Fa) and her quest for identity and love in the times of Smart Phones and social media. Twinkie shares the road (literally and figuratively) with her loyal friend Egghead (Louis Tomeo), a convenient balance in the narrative is provided by Jess (Asahi Hirano).
We learn that since Twinkie was a kid she knew about being gay. Her relationship with a dominant father (Scott Harris / Real State) and submissive mother provide the frame for her to come out of the closet while having a Sunday brunch, and for an escape in her father´s car, driving to Texas for a big party… At the party, Twinkie will meet her online crush, a DJ and the most popular girl on Instagram, with whom she has been in contact, virtually only, for 6 months. In the meantime, the seventeen-year-old Twinkie embraces her identity as a mixed- Asian woman.
Filmmaker Sarah Kambe Holland’s proposal is of the joys and pains of coming out of the closet, and the portrait of a generation that communicates through screens and text messages.
The film will be screening at Outfest Los Angeles.
Review by José Mayorga , Guatemala, Central America lawyer and notary public, visual artist, and editor of El Azar Cultural, lives and works in Guatemala City. Cinema lover, curious about the possibilities life brings and eager to live the experience.
Labels: 2023, Asahi Hirano, Egghead & Twinkie, José Mayorga, Louis Tomeo, review, Rom com, Sabrina Jie – A- Fa, Sarah Kambe Holland’
