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Not Another Coming Out Story Teaser Trailer

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY

RUFUS SHALJEAN

PRODUCED BY

DASHINGTON PRODUCTIONS

STARRING

RUFUS SHALJEAN, RYAN NUNN AND MADDIE RYDER

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FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS

South London teen Tommy navigates a nuanced depiction of young adulthood in this introspective coming of age story.

Poster for "Not Another Coming Out Story" by Rufus Shaljean. A person is running on a dimly lit street at night, with cars and streetlights in the background. Produced by Dashington Productions.

Rufus Shaljean on Why NACOS (Not Another Coming Out Story) was an important story to tell.

“I feel like with LGBTQ films, especially ones I used to watch growing up, there’s always been something tokenistic about them. The struggle of “coming out”. The trauma of just being. Characters are “gay” and it’s like this whole thing, and it’s boring to watch. It felt like gay characters could only be nuanced if the nuace was centred around their identity. But there’s so much more to see discover and explore than just “coming out”. It’s so surface level, yet it’s always prided as “brave” or "moving.” It isn’t. The intricacies of friendship, that’s moving. The struggles of growing up, not being a kid but not being an adult is moving. That’s what I want to create and talk about.” Rufus Shaljean.

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Behind The Scenes

Behind The Scenes

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Film crew shooting a scene in a grassy field, using professional camera equipment and a boom microphone.
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Behind the scenes shot of a director and cinematographer
Behind the scenes shot of a director and cinematographer
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Behind the scenes shot of film crew and actors on set, including a cameraman, director, and two male actors, in a well-lit room with a boom microphone overhead.