Trailer: Acclaimed Thriller ‘Ponyboi’

Check out the trailer for the acclaimed thriller Ponyboi which promises to be one of the most compelling LGBTQIA+ stories of the year. Written by and starring River Gallo in their film debut, the film follows Ponyboi, a young intersex sex worker and laundromat clerk who is “forced to confront his past” after a drug deal goes bad sending him on the run. Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf) co-stars as Vinny, a drug-dealer having an affair with Ponyboi, unbeknownst to his pregnant girlfriend played by Victoria Pedretti (The Haunting of Bly Manor). Additional cast includes Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) as a sexy cowboy who helps Ponyboi, and Indya Moore (Pose) as Charlie. In a press statement released ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January 2024, Gallo said it was a “dream come true to have written, starred and produced” their first feature. “From the pandemic, to strikes, to personal loss and transition— like a true Jersey girl Ponyboi prevailed. I couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible cast and crew who became my Ponyboi family and made this movie a reality,” they said. “We made this movie for the intersex baddies, dolls, misfits, and outsiders, and for it to finally be out in the world is nothing less than revolutionary.” Ponyboi arrives in theaters June 27. Watch the first official trailer below.