Reluctantly Queer (2016)
- Directed by
- Akosua Adoma Owusu
- Genre
- short film
- Country
- Ghana, United States
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young Ghanaian man navigates the tension between his love for his mother and his same-sex desires. The brief film shows his internal conflict as he tries to accept his sexuality while keeping a key relationship intact.
intimaterestrainedmelancholiccontemplativequietly intensepersonal
What happens
Reluctantly Queer is a short film directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu. The eight-minute film tells the story of a young Ghanaian man who struggles to reconcile his love for his mother with his same-sex desires. The film explores the complexity that many queer individuals face in owning and claiming their sexuality amidst relationships that do not conform with their sexual identity. The film was written by and stars Kwame Edwin Otu. and it was released in 2016 with funding support from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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