Invisible Boys
Major production investment came from Screen Australia in association with Stan. Screenwest, Lotterywest, and the WA Regional Screen Fund provided finance and Banijay Rights is on international sales.
Invisible Boys, Stan’s emotion-driven drama from creator-director Nicholas Verso about the facets of gay sexuality that are often overlooked, stars emerging Australian talent Joseph Zada (East of Eden), Aydan Calafiore (The Voice 2018), Zach Blampied (New Gold Mountain) and Joe Klocek (Territory), alongside Pia Miranda (Windcatcher) and David Lyons (Truth Be Told).
The show is set against the backdrop of Australia’s 2017 same-sex plebiscite and explores how a group of gay teenagers in the remote coastal town of Geraldton, Western Australia, face challenges after one of them is outed on social media following an encounter with an older man. Forming a close bond of support, they explore desires and identities in a world that has often rendered them invisible.
The cast also includes Shareena Clanton (Wentworth), Myles Pollard (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Elaine Crombie (Top of the Lake), Hayley McElhinney (How to Please a Woman, Doctor Doctor), Steve Le Marquand (Population 11) and Khan Chittenden (Underbelly), alongside new talent such as Mercy Cornwall, Jamie Ward, Joanna Tu, Olivia Nardini, Jade Baynes, Luke Jai McIntosh, James Edward Bingham and James Rock.
“A tremendous piece of contemporary television that shouldn’t be overlooked or denied, regardless of how destroyed it makes you feel.”
“Moments of intense tension interlace with brief flashes of unexpected tenderness, creating a canvas where sorrow and joy coexist without neat resolution.”
“The anger that exists at the beginning of Invisible Boys stands as a propulsive act that pushes the narrative forward, giving way to Nicholas Verso’s act of love, understanding, and consideration for all the young queer adults in the world. ”
“Invisible Boys is the gloriously messy marvel I wish I’d had access to as a tortured teen.”
