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With: Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson, Grant Reynolds
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Written by: Ximena García Lecuona
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Directed by: Billy Porter
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong language, thematic material, sexual material and brief teen drinking
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Running Time: 98
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Date: 07/22/2022
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Anything's Possible (2022)
Trans Free
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
A Broadway star and Emmy winner for the TV series Pose, Billy Porter makes his directing debut with Anything's Possible, an inclusive, progressive high school comedy-romance that goes a long way toward rectifying the social and cultural errors of movies of similar movies from the 1980s and 1990s. Kelsa (Eva Reign) is a proud Black trans girl, and Muslim Khal (Abubakr Ali) has a crush on her. She likes him back and they begin dating, but their relationship causes chaos with Kelsa's friend Em (Courtnee Carter), who also liked Khal, and with Khal's best friend Otis (Grant Reynolds), who is trans-phobic. The dialogue is open and exploratory, with characters expressing strong opinions, listening to one another, and adjusting ideas. It's remarkably direct and mature for a high school movie, even if it shies away from exploring the physical side of the relationship (aside from lots of smooching). Kelly Lamor Wilson plays Kelsa's other best friend, the "honey badger" Chris.
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