It may even find its way to the Academy Awards. Black gay men rarely get this kind of screen portrayal - the kind that shows them with haunting and joyful complexity and receives glowing reviews from top critics. The story follows a gay black man, Chiron, through three stages of his early life, along with his struggles with self-acceptance, bullying, and his mother's addiction to crack cocaine. Moonlight is one of the year's best films, LGBT or otherwise. It's a sexy and substantative look at one gay Korean-American life. Directed by Andrew Ahn, the Sundance favorite follows David (Joe Seo), an 18-year-old on an exploration of identity after he takes a job at a men’s spa in order to help his parents. The drama is a thoughtful and nuanced portrait of a closeted teen in L.A.’s Koreatown, a terrain that has never been given its due screen time. Grand Jury Prize at the Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival - and with good reason. Spa Night was declared the winner of the U.S.
