Chestnut movie storyline. The feature debut from director Jac Cron, “Chestnut,” is a coming-of-age drama that harnesses the weight of this unknowing, filtering it through the lens of young drunken summer nights that, upon recollection, are oh-so-fuzzy around the edges. “Stranger
Things” actor Natalia Dyer stars here as Annie, a recent finance grad and aspiring writer holding over time in her sleepy Philadelphia college town until her newly minted job in Los Angeles begins. Despite the support of her loving father, Annie is reluctant to begin this new chapter of her life; she is slow to pack up her apartment and seems to be dragging her feet regarding all of the other preparations she must undertake before moving across the country.
Drinking alone at a bar during one of these quietly creeping summer nights, Annie meets the romantically ambiguous duo, Tyler and Danny. Tyler (Rachel Keller of FX’s “Fargo”) is enigmatic, charming Annie just as equally as she confuses her. At the same time, Danny (Danny Ramirez of “Top Gun: Maverick”), the more reserved of the pair, seems content to observe Annie and Tyler’s flirtation from a distance. Roommates and co-workers at a local bar, Tyler and Danny’s relationship is unclear to Annie in everything but its obviously entangled and codependent nature.
Annie is immediately attracted to Tyler and quickly becomes enmeshed into her and Danny’s social circle, spending what remains of her summer nights with the pair at everything from after-worked-drinks-turned-sweaty parties to intimate poetry readings in quiet bars. Avoiding the check-ins of her longtime college friend Jason (Chella Man) as well as her father’s calls, Annie’s attraction to Tyler offers an emotional whirlwind of a portal through which the young woman can escape into a different version of her life — with the caveat that a choice must be made at summer’s end.
Chestnut is a 2023 American drama film directed by Jac Cron and starring Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, Danny Ramirez and Chella Man. It is Cron’s feature directorial debut. Principal photography on Chestnut began in September 2021 in Philadelphia and wrapped in October 2021. Cron has stated that Dyer was her first choice for the role of Annie.
Chestnut premiered at the Frameline Film Festival in June 2023. On November 3, 2023, the film screened at the Austin Film Festival. The film was released in theaters on June 21, 2024 and on digital on July 2, 2024.
Chestnut (2024)
Directed by: Jac Cron
Starring: Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, Danny Ramirez, Chella Man, Caleb Eberhardt, Eric Francis Melaragni, Nathaniel Wood, Lindsay Michelle Reed, Melanie Griffiths, Christopher McDaniel
Screenplay by: Jac Cron
Production Design by: Michael Mizrahi
Cinematography by: Matt Clegg
Film Editing by: Avner Shiloah
Costume Design by: Nell Simon
Art Direction by: Khadir Cade
Music by: Keegan DeWitt
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Utopia
Release Date: June 15, 2023 (Frameline), June 21, 2024 (United States)
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