Ari is a handsome young man of Greek descent who finds himself torn between his traditional upbringing and conservative community, and his sexual identity. Ari careens between hanging out with his friends, bickering with his family, and several heterosexual and homosexual encounters, always trying to come to terms with where he fits in. He is running HEAD ON into his own kind of freedom.
Critic Reviews:
- " Anyone of any generation who has ever felt at odds with his or her environment can identify with the characters in Head On. " – Kevin Thomas (Los Angeles Times)
- " Kokkinos … goes at it all with a relentless, take-no-prisoners panache and pace; this film moves. " – Marc Savlov (Austin Chronicle)
- " … the movie demonstrates just how hard coming out can be, especially for those more at war with themselves than with the culture around them. " – David Ehrenstein (New Times)