Directed by: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte Written by: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte & Madison Harrison Starring: Charlie Heaton, Owen Campbell, Amandla Stenberg, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Scott Cohen 24-year-old director Miles Joris-Peryrafitte intentionally decided to make a coming of age story while he was still connected to his youth. He wanted to capture the intensity and weight of adolescence before he was too old to remember what it was like. The problem with most coming of age stories, is they are being written and directed by adults who either romanticize or demonize youth culture. The films are either AMERICAN GRAFFITI or KIDS, both with merit but disconnected from any reality I ever experienced. We easily forget what it’s like to make practical contact with life and feel love as a young adult. We too often focus on the lack of responsibility and view that time in life as a carefree romp. The lack of scarring can make the teenage years painful in ways that we as adul