Teen cinema is full of angsty outsiders, social climbers and mouthpieces for current pop culture, but rare are the coming-of-age films that dare to privilege sincerity – an uncool sensibility that can cut through the adolescent din with lovely, unforced levity.
In Nyul Nyul/Yawuru filmmaker Jub Clerc's breezy, heartfelt debut feature Sweet As, a group of misfit teens embark on a supervised road trip through Western Australia's Pilbara region, where they bond with each other – and commune with Country – in refreshing, unabashedly hopeful ways.
