Summer Solstice (2003)

Directed by

George Fivas

Genre

romance film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A troubled college student in Maine finds purpose through music and the kindness of a lighthouse keeper and his niece. He learns to accept help from friends as he works through a personal crisis.

reflectivemelancholiccontemplativeslow-burngentleintrospectivecoastalhopeful

What happens

Summer Solstice tells a story set in coastal Maine, a reflective coming-of-age tale starring George Fivas as Joshua Ballard, a brilliant but aimless and misunderstood college student who finds solace in composing music and writing. But when his anguished state of mind leads him to cross paths with contemplative lighthouse keeper Seth Arden (Joe Estevez) and his niece Andrea Bettencourt (Brook Jenell Slack, voiced Jelly Otter in Disney's PB&J Otter from 1998 to 2000), the encounter leads Joshua to transcend a personal crisis through an odyssey of self-discovery, and accept the compassion of his friends, old and new, which ultimately saves his life. Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces and The Great Gatsby) plays a stern university professor. Joshua's college friends are played by Lindsay Pulsipher (HBO's True Blood, A&E's The Beast) and Nathan Rollins. The screenplay is based on a story by playwright, composer, physicist, and mathematician Jeffrey Gold. The film features the lighthouse Pemaquid Point Light and surrounding coastal areas and towns of Maine and music by popular Maine native, Tim Janis (known for his numerous specials on the American Public Broadcasting Service). The film was directed by George Fivas, a published scientist and a founder of the jazz and popular music group, Apollo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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