A Global Vision from Okinawa: Inside the Making of ‘The Color of the Sun’
At the 2026 Venice Film Festival, a quiet revolution took place within the Orizzonti section. The Color of the Sun, a poignant and visually arresting coming-of-age drama directed by Xavier Tera, walked away with the FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize…
The Heat of Adolescence: Exploring the Post-Colonial Tensions in Xavier Tera’s ‘The Color of the Sun’
For anyone who has navigated the treacherous, humid waters of queer adolescence, the experience is often defined by a singular, destabilizing encounter: the moment you realize you are infatuated with someone who exists in a world of effortless,…