Summertime (2020 film)

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]

Summertime
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCarlos López Estrada
Produced by
  • Kimberly Stuckwisch
  • Jeffrey Soros
  • Alisa Tager
  • Simon Horsman
  • Carlos López Estrada
  • Diane Luby Lane
Screenplay byDave Harris
Story byThe Summertime Poets
Starring
  • Tyris Winter
  • Marquesha Babers
  • Maia Mayor
  • Austin Antoine
  • Bryce Banks
  • Amaya Blankenship
  • Bene't Benton
  • Gordon Ip
  • Jason Alvarez
Music byJohn W. Snyder
CinematographyJohn Schmidt
Edited byJonathan Melin
Production
companies
Distributed byGood Deed Entertainment
Release date
  • January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23) (Sundance)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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
  1. "Summertime". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. DeFore, John (January 23, 2020). "'Summertime': Film Review | Sundance 2020 | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. Gonzalez, Umberto (June 17, 2020). "Good Deed Acquires Domestic Rights to Spoken Word Poet Film 'Summertime'". TheWrap. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. Sollosi, Mary (January 17, 2020). "See exclusive poster for Sundance spoken-word poetry film Summertime". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  5. "Summertime (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  6. "Summertime Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. Grierson, Tim (January 23, 2020). "'Summertime': Sundance Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  8. Debruge, Peter (January 24, 2020). "'Summertime': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
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