Steal Away

Why in the year 2025 is TIFF queerbaiting me??

Movies_with_Kat

I thought it was gonna be gay? Costume designer knocked it out of the park though.

latewinslet

Clement Virgo’s fantastical afrofuturist thriller Steal Away finds inspiration in the long abolitionist history of the gospel song bearing the same name. It tells the story of Cécile (Mallori Johnson), a beguiling teenager who arrives with her mother to serve a magnanimous…

Robert Daniels

the bones were there, i just think the script would’ve greatly benefited from at least one black woman in the writers room

eva !!

The film’s script, which Virgo co-wrote with his wife, novelist Tamara Faith Berger, combines an examination of how structural and historical racism breeds a culture of abuse and generational trauma with an exploration of women’s complex, and often hurtful, relationship…

Marya E. Gates

Havent seen this yet but my wife did the score so I'm juicing the numbers

Ben Ingraham

TIFF 2025 Film #6 STEAL AWAY is presented like a dark fairy tale with off-kilter fever dream-like vibes. The production design, costumes and hairstyles highlight the world that was built for this story. In this world, two teens (Mallori Johnson has fantastic screen…

Leesah Sea

It’s difficult to dislike a movie when the director and writer are on stage passionately describing the work behind making a film like Steal Away. I found myself appreciating the lighting choice and editing techniques after hearing them explain the reasoning behind their…

Quintin

A series of images that didn't really fit together into a cohesive plot. I think there was a serious lack of intentionality. During the Q&A at the TIFF premiere, someone asked about the significance of the stag -- a recurring image in the film. The filmmaker answered, "I…

robynbluebird