Outburst: Ponyboi

BBFC RatingOutburst: Ponyboi

Showing: 20 November 2024

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Wed 20 Nov 2024

CertificateNot Rated
Year2024
GenreDrama
Director(s)Esteban Arango
Writer(s)River Gallo
LanguageEnglish
CountryUSA
Running Time1HR 43MINS
SeasonOutburst Queer Arts Festival

Neon lights, drug busts, cowboy hats and a sleazy Dylan O’Brien – what’s not to love?

Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, an intersex sex worker runs from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways. Intersecting identity crises culminate in this fast-paced queer thriller, revelatory in its intersex representation and a critically acclaimed performance by writer and star, River Gallo, as the eponymous Ponyboi.

Beautifully grounded in sense of place, space and reality, and with a gorgeous turn from gay fave Murray Bartlett (The Last of Us, The White Lotus), Ponyboi indulges fans of the thriller-comedy while also exploring the reluctant catharsis of confronting a haunted past.

A UK and Ireland premiere here at Outburst Queer Arts Festival, this highly anticipated sophomore feature, adapted from the award-winning short film of the same name, revels in its stylised, ambitious queering of the neo-noir, leading to a highly entertaining 24 hours on the East Coast.

The 18th Outburst Queer Arts Festival 2024 will take place 15-23 November in Belfast. See the full programme here.

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