Tarneit

WRITER: Elizabeth Packett
DIR: John Sheedy
PROD: Andre Lima
CAST: Calvin Black, Antanhe Zewdu, Nicci Wilks, Nicholas Coghlan

Tyrone lives with his distressed mother and her boyfriend Pommy, a lowlife who despises immigrants and homosexuals. Tyrone’s best friend Clinton, a refugee, lives with his overworked mother and older brother Shaker, who also has firm ideas about race and sex. Despite these obstacles, Tyrone and Clinton are deeply bonded. Partly because they’re both Deaf, partly through a shared sense of neglect, but mostly because they share a dream of one day escaping the harsh violence that swirls around them.

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