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Completed - ENGLISH - Romance, LGBT, Drama - 88 minutes

Log Line

A musican’s romantic spark is ignited by a deaf, emerging trans-man, as they work together to save his community nightclub for the deaf.

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Ian WATSON
Writer(s) : Ally BURNHAM
Cast : Reece NOI, Yiana PANDELIS, Todd MCKENNEY, Paula DUNCAN, Christine ANU

Producer(s) : Tsu shan CHAMBERS (Wise Goat Productions)

Synopsis

When gigging guitarist, Noah, finds himself disillusioned and transient, he quits the band of his 90’s pop icon mentor, and returns to his mother’s home in Sydney, Australia, seeking connection and rejuvenation. Clashing with his mother over old wounds, Noah seeks solace elsewhere, and soon finds himself swept up in the vibrant, passionate life and of a young, trans-man, Finn, who is a proud, Auslan-only speaker who works and runs a local centre and nightclub for his deaf community. Together, the pair traverse new ground, sharing their languages – Noah’s music and Finn’s signs – with one another. They move carefully, as this is Finn’s first relationship while he is on the precipice of diving into his trans journey. Finn struggles to spread his wings and come into his own, as he suffocates beneath his father’s over-protection and the financial strife facing his club. Determined to reapply to his music and join a community, Noah offers to help aid the club any way he can. But as the two become closer, and with no shared language to fall back on, they only risk hurting each other, as they learn to be true to themselves.

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Country(ies) : AUSTRALIA

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Festivals and Awards

Casting Guild Awards 2019 (Finalist for Best Casting in a Feature Film)
Damn These Heels 2020 (Official Selection)
aacta 2020 (Nominated - Best Indie Feature)
AWGIE 2020 (Finalist for Best Original Screenplay)
screen editors award 2020 (Finalist for Best Editing in a Feature Drama)
Warsaw FF 2020 (In Competition Official Selection)
schlingel 2020 (In Competition Official Selection)
32th festival for Children and Youth 2020 (in competition for the UNICEF Award, Children Jury and Public Awards)
Hamburg International Queer Film Festival ( 2020 (Official Selection)
Montreal LGBTQ Film Festival 2020 (Official Selection)
Seoul International Pride Film Festival 2020 (Official Selection)
International Film Festival of India 2020 (UNESCO-Gandhi Medal section)
Mardi Gras Film Festival 2020 (Official Selection)
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2020 (Winner - Best Australian Feature Film)
CinefestOz 2020 (Official Selection)
ATOM Awards 2020 (Winner - Best Fiction Feature)
darwin international film festival 2021 (Official Selection)


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