Jump, Darling at BFI Flare review - a small-scale film with a big heart Naomi May
Very rarely does a debut from a relatively unknown director and filmmaker manage to tug at the heartstrings as much as Jump, Darling.
Phil Connell’s family drama, which makes its international premiere at BFI Flare this month, is a simmering portrayal of the power of unconditional love. With the warmth of an embrace, it feels familiar, like a favourite film you’ve watched since childhood, while also feeling fresh and thought-provoking, like nothing you’ve seen before.
The story follows Russell (Thomas Duplessie), a gay man and drag queen living in Toronto, who is struggling with the no-man’s-land of his mid-twenties. His love for performing as Fishy Falters drives a wedge between him and his wealthy boyfriend Justin, and so Russell flees the relationship and the city to seek some clarity at the home of his grandmother Margaret (Cloris Leachman) in Prince Edward County.
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What’s new to VOD and streaming this weekend: March 12 to 15 Everything new to VOD and streaming for the weekend of March 12, including Come True, Night Of The Kings, Jump, Darling, and more 1 of 4 2 of 4
Our critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of March 12 and list everything new to VOD and streaming platforms.
Come True
The latest from Our House director Burns is a stylish, hallucinatory, and quietly unnerving experience that might actually benefit from being viewed alone in the dark. Vancouver actor Julia Sarah Stone (
Honey Bee) stars as Sarah, a troubled Alberta teen who enrolls in a sleep study that unlocks something nightmarish in the way she sees the world.