Admissions

The story

A gifted high-school student flubs her college admissions interviews for the most unexpected reasons in this independent coming-of-age drama. Cynical, world-weary Evie is more interested in taking care of her family than getting into the Ivy League institutions for which she seems destined. Dad Harry spends all his time building model trains in the basement, while workaholic mom Martha depends on Evie to take care of her other daughter, developmentally challenged Emily. When she's not busy reading poetry to her sister Emily, Evie hangs out with James (Fran Kranz), the sensitive boy next door, whose romantic overtures prove too confusing to acknowledge. College also seems too daunting, so Evie deliberately blows one university interview after another in the hopes of staying at home as her sister's keeper. Meanwhile, Evie begins passing off her own poems as Emily's, fuelling the belief that her brain-damaged sister is actually a literary savant.

Cast & crew

Lauren AmbroseEvie Brighton

Amy MadiganMartha Brighton

Christopher LloydSteward Worthy

Fran KranzJames Parks

Taylor RobertsEmily Brighton

John SavageHarry Brighton

Vernee WatsonStanford Interviewer

Scott AdsitHarvard Interviewer

Benjamin Pratt

Benjamin PrattDartmouth Interviewer

Paul Ryan

Paul RyanMan

Aleksa PalladinoAmherst Interviewer

Joyce Schweickert

Joyce SchweickertSaleslady