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POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA Dir. Wes Hurley, USA, 2021, 95 mins Obsessed with old Hollywood movies and concerned for her son’s future in 1980s USSR, Lena becomes a mail-order bride and moves to the United States. Though she hopes to give her son Potato a better life, things veer off course when his burgeoning sexuality and love of New Queer Cinema clash with his new father’s political and religious points of view. Stylized and deliciously campy, POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA conjures a portrayal of the American dream that is as hopeful and hilarious as it is dizzying. Featuring a starstudded LGBTQ+ cast including Lea DeLaria (ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK) and Jonathan Bennett (MEAN GIRLS), writer/director Wes Hurley’s autobiographical crowd-pleaser is sure to spark whimsical wonder. Writer: Wes Hurley Cast: Tyler Bocock, Hersh Powers, Lea DeLaria, Dan Lauria, Jonathan Bennett
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