Seventeen-year-old Miklós is consumed by guilt after the tragic death of his older brother, who leaves behind a pregnant girlfriend. He’s also dealing with his feelings of attraction for his best friend, who has a new girlfriend.
Join director Craig Boreham in a post-screening Q&A as he offers deeper insights into the key themes of Teenage Kicks, exploring its portrayal of grief, self-discovery, and sexual awakening.
Available as a Double Feature with Lonesome. Learn More.
About Craig Boreham
Award-winning writer and director Craig Boreham has showcased his films at over 200 international festivals, including Berlinale, Cannes, Tallinn Black Nights, NewFest and Frameline. Renowned for his contributions to queer cinema, Boreham has received nominations for the Berlinale Teddy Award, the Iris Prize, and Best Film honours at the Mardi Gras and Melbourne Queer Film Festivals.
His debut feature, Teenage Kicks, premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in 2016, earning Boreham critical acclaim as a “strong new voice in Australian queer cinema”, according to The Guardian. The film garnered multiple nominations, including Best Direction at the Australian Directors Guild Awards, while lead actor Miles Szanto won Best Male Performer at the Iris Prize.
Boreham’s second feature, Lonesome, currently holds a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes and was praised by both The New York Times and RogerEbert.com. The Hollywood Reporter described it as “Joe Buck for the Grindr age”. Lonesome was nominated for Best Independent Film at the 2022 AACTA Awards. Represented by Berlin sales agent M-Appeal, the film premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. It screened at over 70 festivals worldwide, including the Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals, Frameline and Guadalajara, before cinema releases across Australia, the USA, the UK and Europe. It is also available locally on Netflix and SBS On Demand.
‘A gutsy coming-of-age story that signals the arrival of a compelling new voice in queer Australian cinema.’ – The Guardian
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