The indie comedy, which hits Outfest Los Angeles this week, is based on filmmaker Jonathan Wysocki's early years in a conservative California town.
,” both of which centered on LGBTQ teen narratives in ways tailored to a mainstream audience. Wysocki, however, didn’t want his young queer characters to be liberated by a “coming-out” moment.
“I was definitely intent on showing a young person who wants to come out, but ultimately isn’t ready to make that confession ― and have that be OK,” he said. “I also wanted to show two queer friends at very different stages of the coming-out process, where one is at acceptance and the other is far from it. Both of these story points were part of my reality at that age.”
Setting “Dramarama” in 1994, Wysocki wanted to create a snapshot of queer teen life as it was before the broader cultural support that exists today. Hence, he was also adamant that the film take place in Escondido, located about 31 miles north of San Diego, rather than a more progressive enclave like Los Angeles or San Francisco.Unlike in other films, the queer teen characters in"Dramarama" aren't liberated by a “coming-out” moment.
“Environment is everything for queer kids ― it affects your self-awareness, your self-worth and your safety,” he said. “For me and my high school peers, no one felt safe coming out in the early ’90s, and doubly so growing up in the conservative place we called home.”
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