Invisible Boys on Stan preview screening in Perth – Ahead of the upcoming premiere on Thursday, Stan tonight celebrated the Stan Original Series Invisible Boys with a special event screening at Luna Leederville in Perth, Western Australia.
Series stars Joseph Zada, Aydan Calafiore, Zach Blampied, Joe Klocek and Pia Miranda excited Perth audiences by attending the screening alongside director and creator Nicholas Verso, producer Tania Chambers, and author of the novel and writer on the series, Holden Sheppard.
Walking the carpet were recent AACTA award-winner Lee Halley, Joel Jackson, Narelda Jacobs alongside wife Karina Natt, Jordan Bruno, as well as ensemble cast members Myles Pollard, Jamie Ward, Megan Aspinall, Mercy Cornwall, Jade Baynes, Luke Jai McIntosh, Joanna Tu and Olivia Nardini. Ministers Hon Stephen Dawson MLC and Hon David Templeman MLA also attended in support of the series.
The Stan Original Series Invisible Boys is set against the backdrop of the 2017 same-sex marriage plebiscite. It explores the challenges faced by a group of gay teens in the remote coastal town of Geraldton, WA after one of them is outed on social media following an encounter with a married man. As they form a tight-knit friendship, the boys find solace and support in one another, exploring their desires and identities in a world that often renders them invisible.
Alongside Joseph Zada, Aydan Calafiore, Zach Blampied, Joe Klocek and Pia Miranda, the cast includes Shareena Clanton, Myles Pollard, Elaine Crombie, Hayley McElhinney, Steve Le Marquand, Jamie Ward, and Khan Chittenden, as well as the next generation of Australian talent including Mercy Cornwall, Joanna Tu, Olivia Nardini, Jade Baynes, Luke Jai McIntosh, James Edward Bingham, and James Rock.
Created for television, written, and directed by Logie and AACTA award-winning creator/director Nicholas Verso (Crazy Fun Park, Boys in the Trees) alongside an impressive writing team including Enoch Mailangi, Walkley Award-winning writer Allan Clarke, award-winning author of the book Invisible Boys Holden Sheppard, and Artistic Director of Griffin Theatre, Declan Greene. Produced by Tania Chambers OAM for Feisty Dame Productions and Nicholas Verso for Asphodel Films. Stan Executive Producers are Cailah Scobie and Donna Chang.
Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Stan. Financed with support from Screenwest, Lotterywest, and the WA Regional Screen Fund. International sales by Banijay Rights. Developed with the assistance of Screen Australia, Screenwest and Lotterywest.
The Stan Original Series Invisible Boys will premiere February 13, all episodes at once and only on Stan.
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Invisible Boys on Stan preview screening in Perth
