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Released 7 years ago.
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To the Stars
"It takes courage to find yourself"
2019 1h 49m EN
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 79
Drama
Synopsis
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Under small-town scrutiny, a withdrawn farmer’s daughter forges an intimate friendship with a worldly but reckless new girl in 1960s Oklahoma.
“It takes courage to find yourself”
Cast
Kara Hayward
Iris Deerborne
Liana Liberato
Maggie Richmond
Malin Akerman
Grace Richmond
Shea Whigham
Hank Deerborne
Tony Hale
Gerald Richmond
Lucas Jade Zumann
Jeff Owings
Adelaide Clemens
Hazel Atkins
Jordana Spiro
Francie Deerborne
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Martha Stephens
- Writers
- Shannon Bradley-Colleary
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Martha Stephens, shot by Andrew Reed. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Heather McIntosh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Nathan Whiteside shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Kara Hayward and Liana Liberato and Malin Akerman carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It takes courage to find yourself".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6886080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Martha Stephens directs. Andrew Reed behind the camera. Heather McIntosh scores. Nathan Whiteside cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Directed by Martha Stephens, shot by Andrew Reed. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Heather McIntosh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Nathan Whiteside shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Kara Hayward and Liana Liberato and Malin Akerman carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "It takes courage to find yourself".
- 7IMDB entry: tt6886080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 17 themes, including "high school", "homophobia", "oklahoma", "bullying".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrew Reed
- Original score
- Heather McIntosh
- Editing
- Nathan Whiteside
- Production design
- Jonathan Guggenheim
- Costume design
- Kiersten Hargroder
- Makeup / hair
- Krischelle Blackwell
- Sound
- Ailene Roberts
- Runtime
- 109 min · 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Martha Stephens
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Northern Lights Films
US
Foton Pictures
US
Rockhill Studios
US
- PR
Prowess Pictures
Key crew
- Transportation CoordinatorLisandro Boccacci
- Assistant Music SupervisorDeAndre James Allen-Toole
- Executive ProducerCarlos Cuscó
- Line ProducerJeanine Rohn
- ProducerGavin Dorman
- Boom OperatorLou Mires
- Boom OperatorJames Russell
- Set DecorationLauren Crawford
- ProducerLaura D. Smith
- Sound Re-Recording MixerAilene Roberts
- Executive ProducerEmerson Machtus
- EditorNathan Whiteside
- Associate ProducerAriel Taboada
- Makeup ArtistKrischelle Blackwell
- Sound Effects EditorMatt Yocum
- Executive ProducerKerri Elder
- ProducerErik Rommesmo
- Executive ProducerNatalia Busquets
- ProducerStacy Jorgensen
- Supervising Sound EditorWill Files
- Line ProducerGilana Lobel
- Costume DesignKiersten Hargroder
- Sound MixerTeddy Hallaron
- Executive ProducerBlake Elder
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- high school
- homophobia
- oklahoma
- bullying
- coming of age
- teenage sexuality
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- exploring sexuality
- difficult parents
- 1960s
- homophobic attack
- lesbian
- rural south
- teenage friendship
- strict parents
- abusive parent
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2019-01-25· Sundance Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- К звёздамRU
- Do gwiazdPL
