Prom King, 2010 is a 2017 LGBT coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Christopher Schaap, in his directorial debut. It stars Schaap with Adam Lee Brown and Nicole Wood.

Plot

The film tells the story of a gay college student, Charlie, a lovable but naive young man trying to navigate the New York City dating scene with its endless online encounters, strange chats and cute freshman boys. He loves classic movies and yearns to meet "the one" in a kind of old-fashioned Hollywood fantasy. But he also wants a real connection with someone, not just dating apps and casual sex. Still hurting from his first relationship with a Mormon boy in high school, Charlie first falls for a guy who's already in a relationship and just wants sex, and then for a closeted freshman who soon decides he's not ready to come out. He also falls for his best friend, who loves him but just wants to stay friends. Eventually he begins to fear that his sexuality is actually preventing him from finding the love of his life.

Prom King, 2010

Cast

Christopher Schaap as Charlie

Julia Weldon as Jules

Adam Lee Brown as Thomas

Laura Dowling Shea as Aunt Val

Frans Dam as Ford

Matthew Brown as Ben

Nicole Wood as Grace

Richard Brundage as Dad

Tyler Austin as Aaron

Mark Lee as Finley

Aaron Luis Profumo as Hank

Rosanne Rubino as Mom

Release

Film Festivals

3 March 2017, Cinequest Film Festival

25 April 2017, OUTshine Film Festival, Miami

26 May 2017, Seattle International Film Festival

31 May 2017, Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival

9 June 2017, Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival

19 June 2017, Frameline Film Festival

9 July 2017, Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival

Awards

References

External links

Official Trailer on Vimeo

Prom King, 2010 on IMDb

American LGBT-related films

American independent films

2017 LGBT-related films

LGBT-related coming-of-age films

Proms in fiction

2010s English-language films

2010s American films

Prom King, 2010