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    Booksmart

    Directed by Olivia Wilde
    USA | 102 minutes | Talking Pictures

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    Booksmart

    Directed by Olivia Wilde
    USA | 102 minutes | Talking Pictures

Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein star as best friends and academic perfectionists Amy and Molly in the comedy about the bonds we create that last a lifetime in Booksmart. Having spent the last four years in high school singularly focused on besting their play-minded peers, these overachievers — on the eve of graduation — decide to cram years of not-to-be missed fun into one night. Going headlong into the evening, the duo face the possibility they have far more in common with those they’ve been judging than they realized.

In conversation with Director Olivia Wilde

film synopsis

Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein star as best friends and academic perfectionists Amy and Molly in the comedy about the bonds we create that last a lifetime in Booksmart. Having spent the last four years in high school singularly focused on besting their play-minded peers, these overachievers - on the eve of graduation - decide to cram years of not-to-be missed fun into one night. Going headlong into the evening, the duo face the possibility they have far more in common with those they've been judging than they realized. Directed by Olivia Wilde, from an original script by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman. Booksmart also stars Billie Lourd, Diana Silvers, Skyler Gisondo, Molly Gordon, Noah Galvin, Austin Crute, Victoria Ruesga, Eduardo Franco, Nico Hiraga, Mason Gooding and Mike O'Brien, along with Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte and Jason Sudeikis.

film details

Director: Olivia Wilde
Producers: Megan Ellison, Jessica Elbaum, Katie Silberman, Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfield
Screenwriter: Katie Silberman, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel
Cinematographers: Jason McCormick
Editor: Jamie Gross, Brent White
Music: Dan the Automator
Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2019
Running Time: 102 minutes
Awards: Best First Film, Atlanta Film Critics Circle; Hollywood Breakthrough Award for Director of the Year, Hollywood Film Awards; Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, San Francisco International Film Festival
Primary Company: Annapurna Pictures

director biography

guests in attendance

Director Olivia Wilde will be in attendance on January 3.

2020 Film Festival