Premium Content:

'True Blood' creator tells 1970s coming out story with 'Uncle Frank'

The gay auteur behind beloved cult dramas Six Feet Under and True Blood is back with an all new feature film.

- Advertisement -

Alan Ball’s latest creation, Uncle Frank, tells the story of Beth, a young girl from the south of the USA who moves to New York City for university.

Beth builds a relationship with her uncle Frank, who teaches at her university, and discovers he is living in the closet and hiding his relationship from the world and their family.

Sophia Lillis stars as Beth, alongside Paul Bettany as the titular Frank. Peter Macdissi, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Stephen Root, Margo Martindale and Lois Smith also star.

Check out the trailer below.


Love OUTinPerth Campaign

Help support the publication of OUTinPerth by contributing to our
GoFundMe campaign.

Latest

Surrogacy legislation set to pass after months of debate

The change to laws regarding surrogacy and reproductive technology have been on the government's agenda for years.

On This Gay Day | The US version of ‘Queer as Folk’ launched

Monday nights were never the same again.

Malaysia police accused of targeting LGBTQ people with sauna arrests

A raid on a sauna saw over 200 detained, but no prosecutions could proceed.

Big Brother boots out a housemate in the middle of the night

One housemate got a rude awaking and and was quickly jettisoned from the competition.

Newsletter

Don't miss

Surrogacy legislation set to pass after months of debate

The change to laws regarding surrogacy and reproductive technology have been on the government's agenda for years.

On This Gay Day | The US version of ‘Queer as Folk’ launched

Monday nights were never the same again.

Malaysia police accused of targeting LGBTQ people with sauna arrests

A raid on a sauna saw over 200 detained, but no prosecutions could proceed.

Big Brother boots out a housemate in the middle of the night

One housemate got a rude awaking and and was quickly jettisoned from the competition.

PICA reveals 2026 artistic program

The ground breaking arts institution has an exciting program for 2026.

Surrogacy legislation set to pass after months of debate

The change to laws regarding surrogacy and reproductive technology have been on the government's agenda for years.

On This Gay Day | The US version of ‘Queer as Folk’ launched

Monday nights were never the same again.

Malaysia police accused of targeting LGBTQ people with sauna arrests

A raid on a sauna saw over 200 detained, but no prosecutions could proceed.