Eighteen-year-old Richie bids farewell to his childhood, when he is forced to leave foster care after social services’ advice, and find random jobs to sustain himself. On the streets of the American South, he finds a frenemy, he falls in love with a girl from a different social class, and becomes the main suspect for a robbery, worse luck. In the hands of a loyal disciple (and editor) of Terrence Malick, a layered crime-and-punishment story turns into an astonishing lyrical poem about injustice, loss, and redemption.
Friday's Child
Friday's Child
59th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: A.J. Edwards
- Script: A.J. Edwards
- Cinematography: Jeff Bierman
- Editing: Samuel Butler, Christopher Branca
- Sound: Greg Armstrong, Oksana Smetanyuk, Ricky Rivas, Brad Engleking, David Forshee, Dusty Albertz, Will Patterson
- Music: Lauren Marie Mikus
- Actors: Tye Sheridan, Imogen Poots, Caleb Landry Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Brett Butler, Matthew Albrecht,Sharmita Bhattacharya, Brittany Braun,Thomas Burke,
- Production: OnBuzz
- Producers: Christian Sosa, Nicolas Gonda, Tyler Glodt
- Co-producers: John Wroblewski
- Art Direction: John Parker (Production Designer), Fabian Valdez (Art Direction)
- Costumes: Kameron Lennox, Ryan Ford, Sarah Joy Byington, Laura Lee Blackburn, Keeva Halferty
- Executive producer: Alan Elias, Gus Van Sant
- Camera: Ryan Booth, Ryan Croci, Orlando Duguay
- Make Up: Roxanne McDanel
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: USA
- Production Year: 2018
- Duration: 91'
- Contact: Submarine, ben@submarine.com
- Awards/Distinctions: Golden Goble for Best Actor, Best Cinematography – Shanghai IFF 2018
A.J. Edwards
In 2013, A. J. Edwards wrote and directed his first feature, The Better Angels, which centers on the youth of Abraham Lincoln. It debuted domestically at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and internationally at the prestigious 64th Annual Berlin International Film Festival. It opened theatrically nationwide in the fall of 2014. Friday’s Child is Edwards’s second feature as writer and director.
Filmography
2013 The Better Angels
2018 Friday's Child
2018 Friday's Child