This film highlights a unique phase in young brown life that largely goes undiscussed. The awkwardness of social life of a teenager paired with the ever apparent physical oddities that only some people have to go through is revealed in all of its non-glory. A mustache symbolizes the collision of childhood and premature maturity forcing both the teen and his parents to struggle with preparing for adult life without growing up too fast, and for the wrong reasons. "Mustache" cleverly balances the struggle of assimilation while inviting reflection on the temporary nature of teenage-hood, the long term dissection of societal norms, and the never ending quest for self-acceptance.
Review of Mustache
