Adventures in Public School

Adventures in Public School is a Canadian comedy film directed by Kyle Rideout, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Epstein. It stars Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Russell Peters, Grace Park, Andrew McNee, Andrea Bang, and Andrew Herr.

Adventures in Public School
Aventuras na Escola Publica
Directed byKyle Rideout
Produced byJosh Epstein
Written by
  • Josh Epstein
  • Kyle Rideout
Starring
Music byMatthew Rogers
CinematographyStirling Bancroft
Edited byYvann Thibaudeau
Production
companies
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
  • September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09) (TIFF)
  • April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

It had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017 under the title Public Schooled.

Cast

Production

In October 2016, it was announced Judy Greer had been cast in the film, with Kyle Rideout directing from a screenplay he wrote with Josh Epstein. Epstein will serve as a producer on the film, while Justine Whyte and Adam Folk will serve as executive producer and co-producer respectively. The Canadian Film Centre and Telefilm Canada will finance and produce the film.[1] In November 2016, Russell Peters and Daniel Doheny joined the cast of the film.[2]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Vancouver, Canada from November to December 2016.[3]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017.[4][5] Shortly after, Gravitas Ventures acquired distribution rights to the film.[6]

In December, the Toronto International Film Festival named the film to its annual Canada's Top Ten list of the ten best Canadian films.[7]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 5.92/10.[8]

Awards

Rideout received a nomination for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award.[9]

References
  1. Kit, Borys (October 19, 2016). "Judy Greer to Star in Indie Comedy 'Public Schooled' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. Vlessing, Etan (November 24, 2016). "Russell Peters Joins Grace Park, Judy Greer in 'Public Schooled'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. "Principal Photography Begins on 'Public Schooled', Directed by Kyle Rideout". Canadian Film Centre. November 23, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  4. Vlessing, Etan (August 9, 2017). "Toronto: Netflix's 'Alias Grace,' Judy Greer's 'Public Schooled' Added to Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  5. "Public Schooled". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  6. Ritman, Alex (November 3, 2017). "Judy Greer Comedy 'Public Schooled' Goes to Gravitas (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  7. "Canada's Top Ten has some glaring omissions". Now, December 6, 2017.
  8. "ADVENTURES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL (PUBLIC SCHOOLED)". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  9. Barry Hertz, "Directors Guild of Canada reveals long list for Discovery Award". The Globe and Mail, September 5, 2017.


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