Teenager Owen (Justice Smith, Generation) is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show – a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack…
A visionary, neon-drenched cinematic exploration of identity, the unconscious and the impact of formative media, this fascinating follow up to We’re All Going to The World’s Fair from fast-rising director Jane Schoenbrun is a surreal, ethereal coming-of-age wonder.
Deftly drawing upon memories of nostalgic 90s-evoking media (not least Buffy the Vampire Slayer) to illustrate the mesmerising, reality-questioning pull of television and media in our lives, I Saw the TV Glow is an ingenious queer revelation, in which the analogue dreams of youth can help to foster a profound sense of belonging.