American Teen (2008)

Directed by

Nanette Burstein

Genre

documentary film, teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of high school seniors in a small Indiana town through their final year. It shows their social pressures, romantic lives, and hopes for the future as they navigate classes, friendships, and the college application process.

observationalintimatestraightforwardoccasionally awkwardwarmbittersweetheartfeltearnestslice-of-life

What happens

American Teen is a 2008 American independent documentary film directed by Nanette Burstein, and produced by 57th & Irving. It competed in the Documentary Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Directing Award Documentary. Following the Sundance Film Festival, the movie was picked up by Paramount Vantage and was released to general cinema July 25, 2008. Much of the movie was filmed at Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana. Director Nanette Burstein originally reviewed more than 100 different schools in the pre-production process, and ten schools replied, agreeing to participate. After she interviewed incoming seniors at all 10, she chose Warsaw. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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