
Overseveralyears,filmmakerAh-HyunSeochroniclesherchildhoodbestfriendandhissearchforidentityinthiscomplexandtendertaleabouttheundeniablestrengthoffriendship.Kang-Won,aChristianlivinginSouthKorea,haspubliclycomeoutasgayonsocialmedia.Althoughit'sanincrediblyliberatingexperienceforhim,helivesinasocietythatrefusestoaccepthisreality.Feelingempoweredandinspired,Kang-WanmovestotheUnitedStatestopursuehisdreamoftheatre.Meanwhile,Ah-Hyunishavingdifficultyprocessinghisbrashdecisions,whilecomingtotermswithherowninsecuritiesaboutthedecisions(orlackthereof)thatshe'smadeforherself.QueerMyFriendsisadelicateandcompassionatecoming-outstory,butit'salsooneofthoserarefilmswherefilmmakerandsubjectdiscovertheirneedforeachother,bothintheartisticprocessandinlife.