2018 OUTFEST LOS ANGELES
LGBT FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES GALA SCREENINGS
The
Miseducation of Cameron Post
(Closing Night Gala)
Director:
Desiree
Akhavan
Desiree Akhavan won us over in 2014 with her hilarious feature
debut Appropriate Behavior, and she brings her trademark
wit and sass to this impressive follow-up feature. An adaptation
of Emily M. Danforth’s celebrated queer YA novel, the film was
awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival
for its warm, charismatic, and fearless performances.
Set in the early ’90s, the film follows lesbian teen Cameron
(Chloë Grace Moretz), sent to a religious conversion camp after
she gets caught hooking up with her female best friend. At the
camp, Cameron reluctantly undergoes various tactics used to
“cure” same-sex attraction from persistent camp leaders Dr.
Lydia Marsh (Jennifer Ehle) and Reverend Rick (John Gallagher
Jr.), who are intent on “saving” LGBTQ teens. While some of
the teens embrace the treatment, Cameron resists, and instead
forms an alliance with the rebellious duo Jane (Sasha Lane,
American Honey) and Adam (Forrest Goodluck, The Revenant).
The heartfelt bond shared among the three friends gives them
the strength they need in order to rise up and live their truth.
Akhavan’s unapologetically queer lens delivers a refreshing
take on the troubling topic of conversion therapy (which is,
to this day, still used in some states) while exploring the
themes of self-love, identity, and chosen family, all with unexpected
flourishes of humor.
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