Unfolding over the course of one very eventful day in his life, at 17-year-old preacher’s kid Henry's afternoon birthday pool party, the guests include an assortment of grown-ups from the family church, as well as Henry’s secular and religious teen friends — including the closeted young Logan, who clearly has eyes for Henry.
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Contemporary, earnest, grave and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Cole DomanHenry Gamble
- Pat HealyBob Gamble
- Elizabeth LaidlawKat Gamble
- Nina GanetAutumn Gamble
- Daniel KyriLogan
- Francis GuinanLarry Montgomery
- Hanna DworkinBonnie Montgomery
- Darci NalepaGrace Montgomery
- Patrick AndrewsRicky Matthews
- Meg ThalkenRose Matthews
Crew
- Stephen ConeDirector
- Stephen ConeWriter
- Jason ChiuDirector of Photography
- Stephen ConeEditor
- Shane SimmonsProducer
- Laura KleinProducer
- Bryan HartProducer
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