University Heights (2004)

Directed by

Scott Beck

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

The film follows four people connected to a college campus: a professor dealing drugs, a teacher struggling with his sexuality, a student abusing drugs, and a bigot trying to change. Their stories involve love, loss, and difficult relationships, but each one seeks a form of redemption.

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What happens

University Heights is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Scott Beck (in his feature directorial debut). University Heights boasts a sweeping ensemble cast in the story of four lives on a college campus - a drug-dealing professor, a teacher struggling with his homosexuality, a drug-abusing student, and a bigot trying to escape his hateful tendencies. Chronicled with tales of love, loss, abuse, and frayed relationships, University Heights is ultimately a story of redemption. The film was shot entirely in Iowa and many scenes were filmed at the University of Iowa. Beck and partner Bryan Woods secured a deal with MTV Films after winning MTVU's Best Film on Campus competition with the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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