Golden Delicious – 2022
Golden Delicious is a Canadian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Jason Karman and released in 2022. The film stars Cardi Wong as Jake, a Chinese Canadian teenager who must confront the expectations of his family when he joins the school basketball team in a bid to get closer to his classmate Aleks (Chris Carson), with whom he has fallen in love.
The cast also includes Parmiss Sehat, Ryan Mah, Leeah Wong, Claudia Kai, Jesse Hyde, Hunter Dillon, Zavien Garrett, Jeff Joseph, Kameron Louangxay, Cole Howard and David Kaye.
The film premiered in the Northern Lights program at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.
The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada’s 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award. It won four awards at the 2022 Reelworld Film Festival, for Outstanding Feature Film, Outstanding Director of a Feature Film (Karman), Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film (Wong) and Outstanding Writer of a Feature Film (Gorrman Lee)
Everyone wants something from high school senior Jake: his father is pushing him to try out for the basketball team – an abandoned dream of his own – and his girlfriend wants to take their relationship to the next level.
But it’s not until Aleks, an openly gay teen with a love for basketball, moves in across the street that Jake begins to struggle with his own desires. To get closer to Aleks, Jake devotes himself to making the basketball team – only to realize it’s not basketball he really wants. Meanwhile, Jake finds out that his father is having an affair, which leaves him questioning his entire family foundation.
Distraught and confused, Jake pulls away – until he’s finally outed as gay. With the truth in the open, Jake and his father come to terms with the reality of their relationship and expectations for each other. At last able to find the courage to be himself, Jake is ready to face the future with his family and friends by his side.
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Cast
Cardi Wong – Jake
Chris Carson – Aleks
Parmiss Sehat – Valerie
Ryan Mah – George
Leeah Wong – Andrea
Claudia Kai – Janet
Jesse Hyde – Ronald
Hunter Dillon – Sam
Zavien Garrett – Gary
Jeff Joseph – Coach Comey
Kameron Louangxay – Will
Cole Howard – Sports Announcer
David Kaye – Sports Announcer
Director Jason Karman – Writing Credits Gorrman Lee
Golden Delicious – 2022
Now playing at worldwide film festivals (as of 21/01/2023
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