Sort Of
2021
Original language: English
- comedy
- drama
The story
Fluid millennial Sabi Mehboob straddles various identities from bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to love to sexuality to family to career.
What it’s like
Warm, sunlit Toronto in soft daytime colour, with the bright kitchens of a Pakistani family home, a dim bar lit in saturated pinks and blues, and a cluttered downtown apartment where the light is always slightly too yellow. The camera stays close and conversational, favouring tight two-shots and quick reaction glances that make awkward pauses land. Music is upbeat indie and pop that bounces between scenes, and the dialogue is rapid, funny and frank about bodies, sex and family. The vibe is affectionate, scrappy and wry, a sitcom with a tender undercurrent of unease. Episodes move briskly, with the comedy carrying the emotional weight, and the arc follows a young person trying to find footing across career, love and family while the people around them keep pulling in different directions. Intensity is mild: strong language, sexual content and queer intimacy, with no real violence and no gore. It suits a lazy weekend binge, a comfort watch on a grey evening, or anyone who wants a funny, honest queer coming-of-age story with a warm, lived-in look and no darkness.
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