
Drunktown’sFinestisSydneyFreeland’sfeaturefilmdebutandherresponsetoanewsstorythatcharacterizedherhometownofGallup,NewMexico,as“Drunktown,USA.”NizhoniwasadoptedandraisedasaChristianbyawhitefamily,transsexualFelixxiadreamsofbecomingamodel,andSickboyisheadedtobasictrainingsohecantakecareofhissoontobebornchild.WeobservetheNavajoNationfromtheinsideoutthroughtheeyesofthesethreeunlikelycharacters.Atfirstourpreconceptionsarereinforced,butslowly,aseachoftheirlivesunfolds,weconfronttherealityoflivinginthiscommunity,andweseethesethreeaspiringtoleavetheirtownbehind.<br/> ShotagainstamesmerizingNewMexicolandscape,Drunktown’sFinestportrayssuchastrongunderlyingtraditionofacceptanceandfamilythatwestarttowonderwhethertheoutsideworldtheycraveistrulytheanswer.<br/> -B.R.






