Olivia Fildes

A young drifter running from her past searches for happiness in Melbourne, finding community among fellow outcasts in this improvised drama.

A seventeen-year-old boy struggles to understand and embrace his sexuality as he comes of age in the working class suburbs of Melbourne. A masterfully-crafted feature-length debut from Australian writer-director Gabriel Carrubba, ‘Sunflower’ is a vibrant, sexy and deeply affecting portrait of one young man who finds hope – and himself – in the face of adversity.