50 ways of Saying Fabulous will screen on the opening night of Canberra's queer film festival.
See the official site for more information about this widely acclaimed New Zealand film:
http://50waysofsayingfabulous.com
A coming of age tale, following 12 year old Billy (Patterson), who has the misfortune to be growing up gay in Otago in the 70’s.
He’s obsessed with the heroine of his favourite TV show, awful at rugby and upstaged by his tomboy cousin Lou (Beattie). While Lou is tough enough to get away with being different, Billy is the target for bullies, at least whenever Lou can't protect him.
Things take a turn with the arrival of the gawky, slightly older Roy (Collins). Billy is torn between gratitude at having a new friend and glee at finally having somebody even lower on the social totem pole. As Billy gets increasingly, secretly intimate with Roy, he comes under pressure to deride him in front of others. Meanwhile things get trickier still when Billy starts obsessing over hunky farmhand Jamie (Dorman).
50 ways of Saying Fabulous is screening currently at film festivals the world over.
The tale of Billy, a charming thirteen-year-old who seems unlikely to join the school rugby team or follow in his father's farmer footsteps. Set in 1970s rural New Zealand, it's an exploration and celebration of difference and of being true to one's self.
Cast
Andrew Patterson, Harriet Beattie, Jay Collins, Georgia McNeil, Michael Dorman, Rima Te Wiata
Directed by
Stewart Main (Desperate Remedies)
Written by
Stewart Main (based on the novel by Graeme Aitken)
Cinematography by
Simon Raby
Festivals & Awards
Toronto Film Festival OutTakes Film Festival [NZ] Queer Film Festival [Australia]
[film review courtesy of http://www.flicks.co.nz/movie.php?movieid=414]
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