About
Set in Central Otago in the drought-parched summer of 1975, gay-themed feature film 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous follows a chubby 12-year-old named Billy (Andrew Paterson) as he embarks on a challenging journey of sexual discovery. Adapting Graeme Aitken's novel, writer/director Stewart Main (Desperate Remedies) depicts a boy escaping into fantasy from the drudgery of farming duties — and learning about himself, his sexuality, and how to deal with change. 50 Ways won a Special Jury Award at Italy's Turin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in 2005; Andrew Paterson was nominated for his acting at the NZ Screen Awards.
