Based on Mason Deaver's novel, the film follows Ben DeBacker, a non-binary teen who is thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas. Struggling with anxiety, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, and their art teacher, Ms. Lyons, while trying to keep a low profile at their new school. Ben's attempts to survive junior year unnoticed are thwarted when Nathan, a funny and charismatic student, decides to take Ben under his wing. With the help of Nathan, and his friends Sophie and Mel, Ben discovers themselves and what started as a disastrous turn of events looks like it might just be a chance to start a happier new life.
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00:00 Where did you just go?
00:03 Sorry. Just...
00:09 Sometimes my face reminds me so much of my dad's.
00:14 Do you want to talk about them? Is there anything you can remember about them that makes you feel good?
00:20 I'd rather not. They aren't dead.
00:23 Fine. Suit yourself, dissociation station.
00:29 I have a lot of glitter to organize.
00:32 I used to go to work with my mom.
00:42 She'd always wear animal scrubs because she's a nurse.
00:47 And in the summer she would bring me along a few days a week, let me help out shredding stuff.
00:57 And we'd visit the older patients and try to cheer them up.
01:01 That was my favorite part.
01:05 And on Friday nights we'd have movie night, watching Westerns way too loud.
01:14 Dad and me, we'd try to throw popcorn in each other's mouths.
01:23 And I used to help my mom in the garden.
01:27 And I'd get all sunburned and she'd cover me in aloe.
01:33 I miss them.
01:52 I know I shouldn't.
01:54 It's okay to miss them. They're your parents.
01:57 I just don't understand how being their kid isn't enough for them.
02:02 (gentle music)