We here at Queerty can admit that it doesn’t take much to get us excited about a movie. Often times, all we need is the word “gay” or “queer” in a logline and our ears perk up. Sometimes, just a few seconds of a trailer will have us making a beeline to the box office.
Enter: Of An Age, an upcoming film with a 90-second teaser that is entirely a wordless sequence in which a gorgeous, shirtless man shakes his groove thing to some upbeat pop music. Say no more—we’re in!
In all seriousness, there are plenty of reasons to get excited for Of An Age, a new queer, coming-of-age tale slated to make its world premiere next month at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
For one, the story has us very intrigued. It’s 1999 in Australia and, during one fateful summer, a young Serbian immigrant named Kol is preparing for a dance contest (ah, hence the flashy choreography in the trailer!) when he receives a distressing call from his best friend, Ebony, in need of help after a wild night out.
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Immediately, Kol sets out in search of Ebony, enlisting her older brother, Adam, on his rescue mission. Along the way, as they weave in and out of traffic, the two begin to form an intense connection, one that takes them both by surprise as it quickly develops into a romance.
There’s also the fact that Of An Age comes from handsome Australian-Macedonian filmmaker Goran Stolevski, whose previous feature You Won’t Be Alone—a poetic, witchy wonder with rich queer themes—received rave reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Stolevski is certainly a director to keep an eye out for, and we’re eager to see him tackle something so romantic and personal.
Of An Age premieres August 4 at the Melbourne International Film Festival, with more festival dates—and an eventual proper release date—likely soon to come. Meanwhile, we’ll just be watching that dance scene over and over and over…
SDR94103
“dancing its way into our hearts”
uhm, no.
G-Man
Agreed!
Just.my.opinion
So far, nothing compels me to want to watch this film.
Kangol2
Without even reading it I knew it was a “gay coming-of-age” movie because that’s basically all many filmmakers can think of BUT it does sound interesting and if it makes it to a local festival or HereTV–why do you highlight them more, Queerty, they are an LGBTQ streaming channel that actually features new LGBTQ films, videos and shows–I’ll probably check it out.
Raso
The dancing doesn’t do the track justice. It’s the best ever Eurovision song, Bandido, sung by Azucar Moreno in Zagreb, 1990.
RyanMBecker
Looks interesting. Both Australia and the Slavic countries have put out some interesting gay movies. But the two cultures are so different that a combination should be fascinating. Australia is full of immigrants so there are plenty of permutations to choose from. A notable example is Head On, an Australian drama about a gay Greek immigrant.
RyanMBecker
I haven’t watched the promo but based on the photos, the guys seem too old to be “coming of age.” No one is too old to come out, and even old men can usually come as long as their hand can stroke, but coming of age is usually reserved for teens. And those guys don’t look like teens.