Xavier Dolan • 2009 • Canada • A Québécois teenager struggles to come out.
The protagonist of Xavier Dolan's semi-autobiographical first film drifts between contempt and unbearable affection for his single mother as he wrestles with the decision to come out.
Surly teenage Hubert lives with his single mother Chantale in suburban Montreal. He's secretly in a relationship with his best friend Antonin, a fact known to Antonin's mother that Hubert dares not reveal to Chantale. As the relationship between mother and son reveals itself as increasingly fraught, entangled, volatile, and violent, Hubert forges a connection with one of his teachers, who helps him navigate his complex emotions.
I Killed My Mother premiered at the Cannes Film Festival's Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, where it won the C.I.C.A.E. Award, the Regards Jeunes Prize, and the SACD Prize.
Essay: Bonds of Intimacy in Xavier Dolan's I Killed My Mother
John Trengove • 2017 • South Africa • Disassembles notions of male sexuality in South Africa.
Shedding light on the closely-guarded ritual of ukwaluka, John Trengove's feature debut disassembles predominant notions ...
Sebastián Muñoz • 2019 • Chile • Masculine repression and desire as seen in a 1970s Chilean prison.
The inmate bond between Jaime, a handsome young man, and a notorious older flourishes into a clandestine romance, ...
