Overview: Filmed in Argentina, Sublime marks the feature length debut of writer/director Mariano Biasin and lead actor Martín Miller, in a touching portrayal of first love alongside co-lead Teo Inama Chiabrando.

Cinephobia Releasing is excited to announce their inaugural release. After an acclaimed run on the global queer film festival circuit, Sublime will be available across North America starting June 20th, 2023 on DVD, Cable and Digital VOD, including Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and Vudu.

DVD Verdict: Shy 16-year-old Manuel (Martín Miller) comes alive when he, his best friend Felipe (Teo Inama Chiabrando) and other buddies form a garage rock band. The two boys, friends since childhood, have a close, easy relationship made even more intense with the band and their music making.

Strains develop for Manuel when his best mate starts dating a girl. Manuel also begins to date a female classmate, yet all the while suppressing his nascent sexual feelings for Felipe. Confused, and fearful that his feelings are not mutual, he retreats into himself, eventually lashing out which forces him to confront his feelings head on.

In this LGBTQ+ coming-of-age film, the dutifully told, beautifully acted, and magnificently emboldened story is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best from the new crop that are now making their collective way out and onto the small screen.

Complete with lead actors that actually look their young age, which has been an issue with me down the years, from the plot to the delivery, to the scenery and the hushed moments of pensive, confused silence, Sublime quietly, but astutely fires on all cylinders.

With all the lead actors having their individual moments of seductive empowerment, and with powerful, yet delicately-woven lines to deliver, everyone is extremely believable and wholly relatable. Indeed, our lead actor, Martín Miller (Manuel), seemed to be zoned into his role from start to finish, at no time dropping the facade of simply playing a celluloid character for us.

The basic core of Sublime is that a young male teenager falls in love with his best friend Felipe (Teo Inama Chiabrando), prompting not only questions of his sexuality, but thus initiating a stressful catalyst as to whether his feelings could ever be reciprocated by his best mate / band mate.

With a directional value that is never faltered from, and a coming-of-age tale that may well be as old as time, and yet here in the hands of director Mariano Biaisin serves to reinvigorate us, the viewer, into following the story line in what we dearly hope (for our lead character) is indeed the right direction, the emotional charge that flows throughout - and again, solely driven by the tenderly realistic acting given out by our leads - makes Sublime a most beautiful film of acceptance and love.

Special Features:
• Interview with Mariano Biaisin
• Audio Commentary with Mariano Biaisin & Martín Miller
• Stills & Behind-the-Scenes Photo Reel
• 3 Music Videos
• The Making of Sublime Featurette
• Cinephobia Releasing Trailers: Amor Bandido, Fireworks, The Latent Image, Lie with Me

Sublime made its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, kicking off a worldwide screening tour, includes BFI Flare, Outfest, Rainbow Reel Tokyo and AFI Latin American Film Festival. The film took home the Sebastiane Latino Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize in the Ibero-American Competition at the Seattle International Film Festival.

Official Trailer