Summer Storm

• Comedy
• Drama

A sun-drenched summer camp becomes the backdrop for a tenderly observed exploration of adolescent confusion and burgeoning attraction in *Summer Storm*. Unlike typical sports dramas, the competitive rowing serves less as a goal and more as a pressure cooker forcing two lifelong friends to confront unspoken feelings as a new, openly gay crew arrives. The film delicately portrays the internal turmoil of a first crush, not through grand gestures, but through stolen glances and the awkwardness of navigating shifting loyalties. It’s a quietly heartwarming story about the vulnerability of friendship when first love enters the picture, and the subtle, often unspoken, anxieties surrounding sexual identity – rendered with a distinctly youthful and hopeful energy, rather than dramatic conflict.