SAME SEX PARENTS
Directed by Laurence Katrian

How does an insecure teenager become more self-assertive? That's the challenge for Olympia, a young girl stigmatized for being different.

Same Sex Parents begins with Olympia and her classmate Leo enjoying their first romantic encounter at a weekend dance. At school the following Monday, Geraldine, a jealous rival, publicly outs Olympia’s mother. Olympia is shocked, as her mother, Martine, has never actually admitted being a lesbian. Olympia confronts her mother with questions about Olympia's father, who is now openly gay, but Martine is dismissive; in her world it’s never quite the right time to speak about such matters with her daughter.

Sensing a deception and fed up with “issues” surrounding her mother’s sexuality, Olympia turns to her father in Paris. After voicing her distress, she returns home only to find her mother making love with another woman. Her mother’s indiscretion, her tenuous situation at school, and her troubled relationship with Leo all drive Olympia to desperate measures.

Running time: 86 min.
French with optional English subtitles
Synopsis courtesy of Frameline





"Terrific... All of the actors are first-rate, the story is engaging and the film is elegantly shot. With a gay dad, a lesbian mom, and plenty of cute teen boys & girls, Same Sex Parents truly has something for everyone.."
- Scott Cranin, PHILADELPHIA INT'L GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL

"Remarkable!"
- FRAMELINE SAN FRANCISCO

16:9 widescreen presentation
5.1 / 2.0 dolby digital audio
coming attractions
interactive menus
optional english subtitles
chapter stops

2008 Out North Film Festival (Anchorage, Alaska)
Outfest 2005 Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Frameline 2003 San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Image+Nation Montreal Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Reel Identities New Orleans Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Inside Out Toronto Gay & Lesbian Film Festival