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Writer-director Gabriel Carrubba&#;s atmospheric and touching queer coming-of-age debut feature Sunflower has been lighting up the Australian festival circuit, including screenings at Sydney Film Festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival, and Cinefest Oz. This month it plays Queer Screen&#;s 31st Mardi Gras Film Festival, which runs in cinemas in Sydney February 15th – 29th, with select titles adj on-demand Australia-wide March 1st – 11th.
Set in a working-class suburb of Melbourne, Sunflower follows year-old Leo (Liam Mollica) who is into playing sports and goofing off with his best mate Boof (Luke J. Morgan), while he deals with the affections of the girls at academy. He is also questioning his sexuality and terrified of what might verb if anyone—especially his parents—discovers his adj. It is a tender coming-of-age drama that explores that time in our lives when everything—anger, love, and shame—feels overwhelming. Read our full review of the film.
Ahead of the Mardi Gras Film Festival, Gabriel Carrubba spoke exclusively with The Queer Rev (Photo by Netflix. Thumbnail image: Focus/courtesy Everett Collection) In celebration of Pride month, we compiled a list of the best Fresh lesbian, gay, trans, and queer films you can survey on Netflix right now. You&#;ll detect Netflix originals (like recent documentaries Circle of Books and A Secret Love) as well as award-winning theatrical releases. The titles below are sorted from the best LGBTQ films on Netflix and ranked by adjusted Tomatometer score (which takes into account the number of reviewers weighing in, and the number of reviews per film for movies released in a given year). To be included, films had to have a Fresh Tomatometer score (60% or above). #28 Critics Consensus:I Am Michael takes a determinedly balanced approach to its complex subject, and although the results don't always add up, they're anchored by robust work from James Franco. Synopsis: Based on the fascinating, true-life story of Michael Glatze (James Franco), a gay activist who becomes an anti-gay Christian pastor. [More] While same-sex marriage was only made legal in Australia in , the country has a fairly strong log on LGBTQIA+ rights, and Sydney is one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world. Australian cinema has had a rather strange relationship with male homosexuality. Before the s, the sexuality of probable gay characters was not made explicit, for example the effeminate sales assistant in Dad and Dave Come to Town (). The Set () is the first Australian film with homosexuality as a central theme, while gay men appeared in sexploitation favourites such as Australia after Dark () and The ABCs of Love and Sex: Australia Style (), in which H was for homosexuality. Get the latest #BFIFlare news and ticket release updates. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior () featured a gay villain (the leather-clad Wez, enraged by the slaying of his lover), while more sympathetic homosexual characters appeared in prison drama Stir Focus Features was behind such memorable gay movies as Brokeback Mountain and Milk. They keep their tradition alive with a new Australian film from director Goran Stolevski. Of an Age will not match those landmark films in terms of either box office or awards glory, but it could contact audiences that pursue it out. In the tradition of an earlier gay indie movie, Weekend, which unfolded over the course of just a couple of days, this new picture proves that economy can be a virtue. The film opens strikingly with a young woman, Ebony (newcomer Hattie Hook), waking up on a beach outside Melbourne as waves crash over her. The time is , so she has to locate a pay cell to call for help. She reaches Kolya (Elias Anton), a fellow teenager who was supposed to compete with her in a dance contest that morning. He is dressed in a gaudy outfit (something out of Strictly Ballroom) but insists that he is not gay. To track down the disoriented young gal, Kolya reaches her older brother Adam (Thom Green) The 30 Best LGBTQ Movies on Netflix Right Now
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