BOOK CLUB: THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST + Discussion
BOOK CLUB AT THE NFSA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANBERRA WRITERS FESTIVAL
Sun
22
Sun 22 Sep 1:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
92 Mins | Book Club at the NFSA
2018 | DCP | US | D: Desiree Akhavan
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is at once a heartfelt bildungsroman and a razor-sharp critique of ‘gay conversion therapy’. Chloë Grace Moretz shines as the titular Cameron in the film adaptation of the award-winning YA novel by Emily M Danforth.
A young, queer teenager sent to a gay conversion therapy camp in the early 1990s, Cameron’s journey is shaped by friendships formed with other ‘disciples’ – many of whom have been ostracised by their families and have nowhere else to go. Beautifully crafted, Akhavan’s interpretation won the Grand Jury Prize for US Drama at the Sundance Film Festival.
‘…strikes a delicate balance between satire and polemic’ – Independent
The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film and the novel with special guest Cadance Bell, moderated by Canberra Writers Festival Artistic Director Beejay Silcox.
CADANCE BELL
Dubbed Australia’s ‘ultimate slashie’ by Money Magazine, Cadance Bell is a celebrated Australian author/director/producer and writer. Her memoir The All of It: A Bogan Rhapsody was released in July 2022 to critical acclaim. Bell has written for publications including The Guardian, Mamamia and The Big Issue. Her first fiction novel, Letters to Our Robot Son, releases 2023 exclusively to Audible.
As a screenwriter, Bell has worked with companies including Bunya Productions, Matchbox Pictures and Brouhaha Entertainment. Her documentary films include The Rainbow Passage for Network 10 and Screen Australia, and Who I Am, the world’s first documentary exploring the intersection of gender diversity and autism.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is at once a heartfelt bildungsroman and a razor-sharp critique of ‘gay conversion therapy’. Chloë Grace Moretz shines as the titular Cameron in the film adaptation of the award-winning YA novel by Emily M Danforth.
A young, queer teenager sent to a gay conversion therapy camp in the early 1990s, Cameron’s journey is shaped by friendships formed with other ‘disciples’ – many of whom have been ostracised by their families and have nowhere else to go. Beautifully crafted, Akhavan’s interpretation won the Grand Jury Prize for US Drama at the Sundance Film Festival.
‘…strikes a delicate balance between satire and polemic’ – Independent
The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film and the novel with special guest Cadance Bell, moderated by Canberra Writers Festival Artistic Director Beejay Silcox.
CADANCE BELL
Dubbed Australia’s ‘ultimate slashie’ by Money Magazine, Cadance Bell is a celebrated Australian author/director/producer and writer. Her memoir The All of It: A Bogan Rhapsody was released in July 2022 to critical acclaim. Bell has written for publications including The Guardian, Mamamia and The Big Issue. Her first fiction novel, Letters to Our Robot Son, releases 2023 exclusively to Audible.
As a screenwriter, Bell has worked with companies including Bunya Productions, Matchbox Pictures and Brouhaha Entertainment. Her documentary films include The Rainbow Passage for Network 10 and Screen Australia, and Who I Am, the world’s first documentary exploring the intersection of gender diversity and autism.