Summertime (2020 film)
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| Directed by | Carlos López Estrada |
| Screenplay by | Dave Harris |
| Story by | The Summertime Poets |
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| Cinematography | John Schmidt |
| Edited by | Jonathan Melin |
| Music by | John W. Snyder |
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| Distributed by | Good Deed Entertainment |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Summertime is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Carlos López Estrada from a screenplay by Dave Harris. It was inspired by a spoken-word showcase with 25 diverse high school performers. The film premiered in the NEXT section of the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2020.[1][2]
In June 2020, Good Deed Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[3]
Premise
Over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelinos intersect. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other's stories.[4]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10.[5] On Metacritic, has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] Reviewers have noted that spoken word in film often comes off as pretentious, and the director was careful to weave between expectations.[7] Peter Debruge of Variety called the film "inspirational".[8]
References
- ^ a b "Summertime". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ DeFore, John (January 23, 2020). "'Summertime': Film Review | Sundance 2020 | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (June 17, 2020). "Good Deed Acquires Domestic Rights to Spoken Word Poet Film 'Summertime'". TheWrap. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Sollosi, Mary (January 17, 2020). "See exclusive poster for Sundance spoken-word poetry film Summertime". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Summertime (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Summertime Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Grierson, Tim (January 23, 2020). "'Summertime': Sundance Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (January 24, 2020). "'Summertime': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
External links
- Summertime at IMDb
