A Covid
Coming Out
(among the gum trees)
By Mark Salvestro
A comedic 'digital one-man show' created during the COVID-19 lockdowns, supported by Midsumma Festival's 'Living in the Queerantine' grant.​
For in a country town, secrets have nowhere to hide…
It’s 2020 - an all too familiar virus intimidates the world - and a young closeted Queer comes knocking for help on his parents’ rural door.
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With an abundance of childhood habits and hobbies awaiting him, his secret might not be so easy to hide!
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With one day of quarantine left, and riddled with anxiety, our Queer takes a much-needed nap. Here, we meet the inhabitants of his subconscious: Musical Marvin, Baking Barbara, Woodwork Will, Academic Arthur, Embroidery Evelyn, and Dress-ups Darla.
Together, in an urgent Zoom conference, they must find a remedy for our Queer’s despondency, and fight for each of their place in the conscious world.
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Watch the trailer below, then, the full film further down.
