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Inside Out

24 May – 1 June 2024

The programme for this year's Inside Out Toronto event has been revealed, so we're adding details here. Check back soon for more.

The festival runs from 24 May to 1 June.

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  • Sebastian
    Review preview for Sebastian

    Having set up all the elements of a thriller, the film proceeds to untangle them in a refreshingly different and mature way.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.
  • Close To You
    Review preview for Close To You

    Rather than watching Sam from a distance, with curiosity, we are very much aligned with him, experiencing the world as he does, noticing the things that don’t make sense about other people.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young man happens to encounter with an old friend on his way back home to a dreaded family reunion that forces him to confront long-buried memories.
  • Carnage For Christmas
    Review preview for Carnage For Christmas

    Mackay succeeds where [others] have failed partly because there is a deep vein of sincerity beneath the playful surface of her work.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    When true-crime podcaster and sleuth Lola visits her hometown for the first time since running away and transitioning, the local urban legend, The Toymaker, is the least of her worries. But then the vengeful ghost of the historical murderer seemingly rises again.
  • My Old Ass
    Review preview for My Old Ass

    Park captures the web of life tensions that don’t just stop when we’re teenagers, particularly the pull of the new versus the attraction of nostalgia.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The summer before college, bright-yet-irreverent Elliott comes face-to-face with her older self during a mushroom trip. The encounter spurs a funny and heartfelt journey of self-discovery and first love as Elliott prepares to leave her childhood home.
  • Extremely Unique Dynamic
    Review preview for Extremely Unique Dynamic

    Not everything here is successful, but the delicately handled character material pays dividends, and the real life chemistry between the two stars carries across well to their characters.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    During their final weekend together, two best friends test the limits of their friendship while making a double-meta film.
  • A House Is Not A Disco
    Review preview for A House Is Not A Disco

    There is a sense of living in the moment but for the future, a deep connection with nature and a willingness to face whatever happens together.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    What if you really did put all the gays on an island? In this vibrant portrait of queer paradise Fire Island Pines, past and present blur as the iconic beach town bands together to celebrate its legacy and redefine itself for a new, inclusive era.
  • Young Hearts
    Review preview for Young Hearts

    The film works as well as it does because of the central pairing of Goussens and De Saeger, whose shared glances and stray touches work on an emotional level.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A 14-year-old boy feels attracted to his new neighbour, Alexander. Soon he realises that he's truly in love for the first time, but interactions with his friends and family bring more questions than answers.
  • Chuck Chuck Baby
    Review preview for Chuck Chuck Baby

    Janis Pugh’s ability to blend crowdpleasing comedy and emotional poignancy should not be underestimated.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Romance unfolds at a chicken packing factory.
  • Toll
    Review preview for Toll

    At the heart of it is the complex relationship between mother and son.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Suellen, a toll booth attendant, realises she can use her job to raise some extra money illegally. But this is only for a noble cause: to send her son to an expensive gay conversion workshop led by a renowned foreign priest.
  • Dalton's Dream
    Review preview for Dalton's Dream

    It’s tribute to the collaborative feel of this film that the documentary continually takes its lead from what Harris is saying rather than pushing him this way and that.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The story of Dalton Harris' rise to X Factor fame and what happened next.

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