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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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As You Are
2016 1h 50m EN
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6.9
SOLID
★6.9TMDB · 116
Drama
Synopsis
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Set in the early 1990s, "As You Are" is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Owen Campbell
Jack
Charlie Heaton
Mark
Amandla Stenberg
Sarah
John Scurti
Detective Erickson
Scott Cohen
Tom
Mary Stuart Masterson
Karen
Annemarie Lawless
Margaret
Andrew Polk
Jeff
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
- Writers
- Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Madison Harrison
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, shot by Caleb Heymann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Abbi Jutkowitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Owen Campbell and Charlie Heaton and Amandla Stenberg carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt4444438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Miles Joris-Peyrafitte directs. Caleb Heymann behind the camera. Abbi Jutkowitz cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, shot by Caleb Heymann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Abbi Jutkowitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Owen Campbell and Charlie Heaton and Amandla Stenberg carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt4444438 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Classified under 9 themes, including "child abuse", "coming of age", "murder", "lgbt".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Caleb Heymann
- Editing
- Abbi Jutkowitz
- Production design
- Audrey Turner
- Costume design
- Miyako Bellizzi
- Makeup / hair
- Lexan Rosser
- Sound
- Mike Frank
- Stunt coordinator
- Roy Farfel
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- Sundance Special Jury Prize
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Votiv Films
US
Heretical Reason Productions
US
Buffalo 8
US
Key crew
- Production DesignAudrey Turner
- EditorAbbi Jutkowitz
- Executive ProducerCharles Stiefel
- Executive ProducerTodd Stiefel
- ProducerBrent Stiefel
- ProducerJustin Lothrop
- Art DirectionJoshua Owens
- Set DresserMadeline Sadowski
- Set DecorationAllison Littrell
- Sound DesignerMike Frank
- MusicMiles Joris-Peyrafitte
- ProducerJoseph Mastantuono
- Supervising Sound EditorMike Frank
- Sound Effects EditorNicholas Schenck
- Sound DesignerArjun Sheth
- Makeup Department HeadLexan Rosser
- ProducerSean Patrick Burke
- Supervising Sound EditorArjun Sheth
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMike Frank
- MusicPatrick Higgins
- Costume DesignMiyako Bellizzi
- Stunt CoordinatorRoy Farfel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- child abuse
- coming of age
- murder
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- gun violence
- abuse
- 1990s
- boys' love (bl)
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-01-25· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2017-02-24NR
- Digital2017-06-13NR
Also known as
International titles
- As a FriendUS
