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Summer of Mesa
File:Summer of Mesa Poster.jpg
Film release poster
Directed byJosh Cox
Written byJosh Cox
Starring
  • Molly Miles
  • Andrea Granera
  • Alec Bandzes
  • Patricia Ellis
CinematographyJosh Cox
Edited byJosh Cox
Production
company
Americana Pictures
Distributed byAmericana Pictures YouTube
Release date
May 22, 2020
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$400.00

Summer of Mesa is an upcoming 2020 coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Josh Cox. Set in 1985 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, it stars Molly Miles, Andrea Granera, and Alec Bandzes. The story chronicles the romantic relationship between 16-year-old Lily, and Mesa, a girl her age who she meets on the peninsula.[1]

Plot

Lily Peony is a precious sixteen year old girl who spends her summers on Cape Cod with her grandmother Anna. Throughout the previous years vacationing, the Peony’s grew close with a Cape-native family: single-mother Velma and her teenage son John. During the summer of 1985, after being away from the peninsula for some time, Lily and John find themselves pursuing a mature and unexpected romance which has them both falling quickly for each other. That year, Lily also happens to meet Mesa - a teenage girl who is fascinating to Lily for her undeniable confidence and indescribable beauty. Mesa takes a clear interest in befriending Lily, intrigued by her quiet and mature nature. Through their shared time together, Lily realizes her feelings for Mesa are rather different from her feelings when she is with John. This provokes her internal struggle to identify herself, and feelings for Mesa, over her seemingly more traditional, yet less passionate, relationship with John.

Cast

  • Molly Miles as Lily Peony
  • Andrea Granera as Mesa
  • Alec Bandzes as John 'Johnny' Valentine
  • Patricia Ellis as Anna Peony
  • Kristin Stearns-Stewart as Velma Valentine
  • William Cummings as Noah

Production

Principal photography began on June 3, 2019 and lasted six days to June 9, 2019.[2] The entire shoot took place on Cape Cod and cost around $400.00.[3]

Release

The film is set to premiere on YouTube on May 22, 2020 as its worldwide release.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Americana Pictures". Americana Pictures. Retrieved 2020-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Summer of Mesa - Cast | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. ^ "MOVIES Young gay filmmaker debuts LGBT romantic drama - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News - Windy City Times Lesbian". www.windycitymediagroup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.