Sunflower
“When did you know?”
A seventeen-year-old boy struggles to understand and embrace his sexuality as he comes of age in the working class suburbs on Melbourne's edge.
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Cast
15 people
Gabriel Carrubba Director · Shannon Michaelas Editor
Budget $1M · United States release December 17, 2024 · Produced in Australia
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Budget
$1,000,000
Production
Pancake Originals
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · June 15, 2023
Premiere · Sydney Film Festival (SFF)
Australia · July 4, 2024
Theatrical
United States · December 17, 2024
Digital
United States
April 26, 2024 · Premiere · OUTshine Film Festival Miami
August 28, 2024 · Premiere · Queer Expression Film Festival
September 14, 2024 · Premiere · FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film Festival
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · Palm Springs Cinema Diverse Film Festival
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · OUT at the Movies International Film Festival
November 17, 2024 · Premiere · Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
December 17, 2024 · Physical
Australia
August 14, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)
September 1, 2023 · Premiere · Cinefest Oz Film Festival
October 22, 2023 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
November 4, 2023 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
November 9, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne Queer Film Festival
February 24, 2024 · Premiere · Mardi Gras Film Festival
May 9, 2025 · Digital
November 27, 2025 · TV
Austria
November 7, 2024 · Digital
November 7, 2024 · Physical
Brazil
July 7, 2024 · Premiere · Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Bulgaria
July 5, 2024 · Premiere · In The Palace International Film Festival
Canada
December 17, 2024 · Digital
December 17, 2024 · Physical
France
November 21, 2024 · Premiere · Paris Chéries Chéris Film Festival
May 17, 2025 · Digital
May 17, 2025 · Physical
Germany
May 4, 2024 · Premiere · Schwule Filmwoche Freiburg
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Queerfilmfestival
November 7, 2024 · Digital
November 7, 2024 · Physical
Greece
May 8, 2025 · Premiere · Queer Movie Nights
Ireland
December 17, 2024 · Digital
December 17, 2024 · Physical
Israel
March 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 18, 2024 · Premiere · Roze Filmdagen Film Festival
Poland
October 11, 2025 · Digital
South Korea
June 15, 2024 · Premiere · Korea Queer Film Festival
Spain
October 29, 2024 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
April 28, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Switzerland
November 7, 2024 · Digital
November 7, 2024 · Physical
Taiwan
June 28, 2025 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 10, 2024 · Premiere · Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival
November 16, 2024 · Premiere · One Fluid Night LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
December 17, 2024 · Digital
December 17, 2024 · Physical
March 31, 2025 · Limited theatrical
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