Just in time for Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, the festival hit Nana’s Boys is heading home on digital release.
The film, by director Ashton Pina, focuses on the couple Amari (David J. Cork, P-Valley)
and Q (Jared Wayne Gladly, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) who are facing a crisis point in their relationship. The film opens on the morning of Amari’s 30th birthday, which has him questioning where is in his life and struggling to make a choice of what to do next. But instead of the welcome distraction of a birthday celebration, the couple is shocked to learn that an explosion has left New York City without utilities, and they are forced to go into lockdown.
While in lockdown, the two have no choice but to confront their issues, and memories that may prove to be devastating to their relationship.
“Upon seeing Nana’s Boys, I knew that the film was very special”, said Rich Wolff, CEO at Breaking Glass Pictures in a press release. “Director Ashton Pina’s character study of two imperfect lovers holds your attention from beginning to end with twists and turns.”
Courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures
“I deliberately wanted to shine my lens on a relationship of Black gay men, a rare pairing in media,” said director Pina. “The journey of Amari and Q deserves to reach as wide of an audience as possible and I’m confident we’ll shatter expectations.”
The made its world premiere at the 2022 Inside Out Film Festival, and went on to play Reeling 2022: The 40th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Newfest, aGLIFF’s Prism LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Out on Film Atlanta, and took home the coveted Best Narrative Feature award at both the Black Alphabet Film Festival and the Baltimore International Black Film Festival.
