At only twenty, Griffith is struggling with the responsibilities of caring for his unwell aunt, grieving the loss of their family's matriarch, and his own dreams of leaving Pine Apple. With the arrival of a stranger, Griffith's carefully constructed walls of shame and silence begin to come down and his life takes an unexpected turn.
Acting
Karen Black's unhinged, heartbreaking turn as Aunt Summer.
Cinematography
Sticky, humid visuals that make you feel trapped in Pine Apple too.
Writing
Dialogue so restrained you hear everything unsaid.
Director
Tag Purvis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tag Purvis never directed another feature; this was his singular, deeply personal vision shot on actual family land in Mississippi.
A rare early 2000s indie that treats queer desire as intertwined with class and geography, not separate from them.
US
