Tag: coming of age
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews HEART OF THE MAN ” life-affirming to see good quality First Nation queer stories being told”
Back to Australia with another coming-of-age queer drama. Heart of the Man explores the life of Queensland-based 18-year-old amateur boxer Chris Wundurra (Parker Little). Under the very watchful eye of the previously successful ex-boxer, ‘The Wonder Man’ now turned coach, father Sammy (David Cook), Chris is religiously training for his first proper fight. The…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews SUNFLOWER a tough coming-of-age, coming-out drama from Australia
Australia’s rough, macho culture is examined from a queer perspective in Sunflower, a tough coming-of-age, coming-out drama set in the suburbs of Melbourne. Director/writer Gabriel Carrubba’s debut introduces us to Leo (Liam Mollica), a handsome, strapping seventeen-year-old high school student. His home is a working-class Greek-Italian household with his truck driver dad (Sal Galofaro), mum…
Writer/director BENJAMIN HOWARD talks about his beautiful coming-of-age film RILEY
RILEY is a beautiful coming-of-age tale set in contemporary, suburban Southern California. Based on writer/director BENJAMIN HOWARD‘s own experiences as a high-school athlete who’s not out yet, he has been able to draw on all those angst-ridden situations we face as closeted teenagers. This is writer/director’s debut feature and he talked with Queerguru on…
Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden raves about ‘ UNSPOKEN’ a unique coming of age film that he declares ‘you MUST see for yourself
Sometimes a movie comes along that is surprising, and delightful because of it. Unspoken, written and directed by Jeremy Borison, is one of those. A coming of age and coming out story, a holocaust themed movie, a romance and mystery all rolled into one. And maybe none of them as well. Which is…
Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews YOUNG HEARTS a tender story of young queer love that premiered at Berlinale
FIRST LOVE LIGHTS THE FIRE IN YOUR HEART, SWEET LIKE HONEY, SENDS YOU SPINNING AROUND… This fictional story begins with a man singing those lyrics, and they introduce us to the young hearts of the protagonists. Fourteen-year-old Eli as (Lou Goossens) is growing up in a nice European family and has the loving care of…
