Fire Island (Film)

Fire Island is a 2022 American romantic comedy directed by Andrew Ahn, written by and starring Joel Kim Booster. It follows a chosen family of gay friends on their annual weeklong trip to Fire Island, a longtime LGBTQ vacation destination off Long Island. The story loosely adapts Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, with romance complicated by class and status divides within gay social circles. The cast includes Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, Margaret Cho, and James Scully. Released on Hulu by Searchlight Pictures, it earned strong reviews for its humor, its focus on friendship, and its centering of queer Asian American experiences. The film also explores masculinity, body image, and racial bias within gay communities.