(Image via Sundance/Neon)

Great news for Beach Rats, which sounds like an interesting flick — the gay drama, about a Brooklyn teenager (Harris Dickinson) struggling with his sexual orientation, has been picked up by Neon after debuting at Sundance.

Harris Dickinson (Image by Jeff Vespa for Verge)

Neon is an indie start-up founded by Alamo Drafthouse's Tim League and ex-chief of Radius-TWC Tom Quinn. Neon has snatched up three films so far from Sundance, including an Aubrey Plaza comedy and a hip-hop drama.

Here's hoping that gay movies make a comeback; we still need them, especially if they're GOOD.

Speaking of which, there's a good chance I will soon be announcing my attachment to a gay film project — stay tuned.

Check out James Patrick Herman's Q&A with Dickinson for Verge here, in which he says of Beach Rats:

It’s street cast — random people from the street — minus three actors like myself, which is quite an exciting prospect. And a fun dynamic. This movie is raw, honest and intimate. It’s an unconventional portrayal of a teenager struggling with his identity and sexuality. No one comes of age in this movie — you don’t come of it out thinking that anything has been resolved or he’s changed. It’s an observational film, which is refreshing.