Out on Tuesday event curated by Peccadillo Pictures
Lonesome - plus short film and Q&A
Unapologetically erotic modern Antipodean drama follows a country boy who runs from his demons to Sydney. Includes short film plus pre-recorded Q&A hosted by Chris Wilson of Arts on Prescription.
Director: Craig Boreham
Cast includes: Josh Lavery, Zarif, Ally Morgan
Plus short film, and pre-recorded Q&A hosted by film curator Chris Wilson, Arts on Prescription
95 min / 2022 / Australia
Even at a time where gay characters on film and television continue to light up the screen, their sex lives tend to remain behind the curtain. Gay sex and nudity on screen are often still a taboo, as we see in even the most iconic gay films when they opt to tastefully cut away before things get too racy. Thankfully, this sanitised version of queer cinema is nowhere to be seen in Peccadillo’s sexy new gay cowboy flick, Lonesome.
Director Craig Boreham’s modern Western follows Casey (Josh Lavery), a country boy who runs from his demons to Sydney and loses himself in the city’s easy access to sex and pervasive loneliness. Boreham smartly takes the atmosphere and aesthetics of the genre and transplants them into present-day Australia to create this stylish snapshot of the queer community today.
The isolation of the dusty-coloured landscapes is echoed by that same isolation Casey feels, going from hook-up to hook-up without finding any human connection. That is of course until he meets Tib (Zarif).
"Unapologetically erotic, with a lot to admire" - The Guardian
Plus, see short film Tarneit. Inspired by stories of a distant place, best friends Tyrone and Clinton must fight to find a way out of Tarneit, a place surrounded by violence and tradition.
About Out on Tuesday screenings
'Out on Tuesday' is a series of regular Tuesday screenings curated by and in partnership with Peccadillo Pictures, which has brought ground-breaking LGBTQ+ stories to screens since 2000.
Join us on regular Tuesday evenings to celebrate the rich tapestry of LGBTQIA+ experiences with bi-monthly films alongside conversations with filmmakers, producers, and industry experts as they share their inspirations.
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