‘Water Lilies’ and the Journey of Identity
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.

Brion Allerton blunders his way through dating in the midst of a global pandemic. Navigating a torrid, or perhaps platonic, love affair, Brion learns that hearing isn't quite the same as listening. Or does he?
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.
It doesn’t offer an absolute answer for the dialectical ethical questions that emerged in search of justice but portrays the characters as living people beyond the identities of victims.
The Night Doctor achieves telling an original story in which the pace accelerates progressively while supported by dark aesthetics.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
Billy Eichner provides a hearty dose of good old fashioned romance with a lot of laughs
If you’ve been itching for a sign to finally go on that unforgettable summer camping trip, this is it.