Straight With You (Niet Op Meisjes)
German title: Niet Op Meisjes ([Ich steh] nicht auf Mädchen)
Spain title: No me gustan las chicas
Russian title: Девчонки не для меня
Original title: Niet Op Meisjes
Spain title: No me gustan las chicas
Russian title: Девчонки не для меня
Original title: Niet Op Meisjes
Alternative titles:
Только с тобой
Только с тобой
Documentary – Netherlands
Production year: 2012
Movie length: 19 minutes
Production year: 2012
Movie length: 19 minutes
Director: Daan Bol
Writer: Daan Bol
Cinematograph: Wilko van Oosterhout
Music: Rex Adriaansz, Joeri de Graaf
Writer: Daan Bol
Cinematograph: Wilko van Oosterhout
Music: Rex Adriaansz, Joeri de Graaf
Movie description:
Though only 11 years old, Melvin has already become comfortable enough in his sexuality to come out to his parents and his best friend. Bullying and other outside pressures have kept him from going fully public with this self-awareness but now he must decide how to handle with delicacy a schoolgirl’s crush on him.
»Straight With You« is a documentary about eleven-year-old Melvin, who has a secret: he is not into girls. Although his family knows, he’s afraid to tell his schoolmates, as he thinks they might start bullying him. What should he do when the coolest girl in his class sends him a love letter?
Both openly and intimately the film portrays the world of a child who knows he’s homosexual at a very young age. The film asks questions that apply to everybody: What does it mean to be different? What is it like to have a secret? And how do you really know who you are? A confronta-tional though cheerful coming-of-age story.
The short documentary »Straight With You« (Niet Op Meisjes) introduces us to Dutch eleven-year-old Melvin. He knows what he is, but is still keeping it secret from most of his friends. When a classmate asks to be his girlfriend, he struggles to find a way to tell her why he can’t be. Afraid of bullying – and of just being »different« – this is a fascinating reminder of how quickly kids pick up what is supposed to be "normal« behaviour, and how hard it is to step outside those constraints. Even in an accepting family and social environment, coming out is still a struggle – but we get the idea that this articulate young charmer will do okay. Hopeful and empathetic, this film deserves a prize.
»Straight With You« is a documentary about eleven-year-old Melvin, who has a secret: he is not into girls. Although his family knows, he’s afraid to tell his schoolmates, as he thinks they might start bullying him. What should he do when the coolest girl in his class sends him a love letter?
Both openly and intimately the film portrays the world of a child who knows he’s homosexual at a very young age. The film asks questions that apply to everybody: What does it mean to be different? What is it like to have a secret? And how do you really know who you are? A confronta-tional though cheerful coming-of-age story.
The short documentary »Straight With You« (Niet Op Meisjes) introduces us to Dutch eleven-year-old Melvin. He knows what he is, but is still keeping it secret from most of his friends. When a classmate asks to be his girlfriend, he struggles to find a way to tell her why he can’t be. Afraid of bullying – and of just being »different« – this is a fascinating reminder of how quickly kids pick up what is supposed to be "normal« behaviour, and how hard it is to step outside those constraints. Even in an accepting family and social environment, coming out is still a struggle – but we get the idea that this articulate young charmer will do okay. Hopeful and empathetic, this film deserves a prize.
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