The Graduates movie storyline. Genevieve (Mina Sundwall) is up against an unsettling senior year as she faces the one-year mark of a tragic school shooting that took her boyfriend. What should be a time of growth, anticipation, and pride is marred with trauma and loss that feels like purgatory rather than progress. As she gets closer to graduation, decisions seem impotent. That feeling is collectively shared by her friend Ben (Alex R. Hibbert) who transferred schools, her mother (Maria Dizzia) and the school basketball coach, heartbreakingly played by John Cho.
In her feature directorial debut, Hannah Peterson captures the somber and vulnerable feeling of a community coping with loss. Employing assured filmmaking , Peterson is able to sit in melancholy, discomfort, and senselessness while still maintaining hope. Executive produced by Chloé Zhao, the film ushers in new talent with a similar skill of capturing contemplation.
The Graduates is a 2023 American drama film, written, directed, and edited by Hannah Peterson, in her directorial debut. It stars Mina Sundwall, Alex R. Hibbert, Yasmeen Fletcher, Ewan Manley, John Cho, Maria Dizzia and Kelly O’Sullivan. Chloé Zhao serves as an executive producer.
The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 10, 2023. It went onto screen at the Deauville American Film Festival on September 5, 2023. In September 2024, The Future of Film Is Female acquired distribution rights to the film and was released on November 1, 2024 ih the United States.
The Graduates (2024)
Directed by: Hannah Peterson
Starring: Mina Sundwall, Alex R. Hibbert, Yasmeen Fletcher, Ewan Manley, John Cho, Maria Dizzia, Kelly O’Sullivan, Augustina Tang, Jenessa Sheffield, Musa Aden, Ruby Campbell, Brooke Bird
Screenplay by: Hannah Peterson
Production Design by: Elizabeth Godar
Cinematography by: Carolina Costa
Film Editing by: Hannah Peterson
Costume Design by: Anna Hayes
Art Direction by: Adi Slepack
Music by: Andrew Orkin
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: The Future of Film is Female (United States)
Release Date: June 10, 2023 (Tribeca), November 1, 2024 (United States)
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