Afterschool
About this movie
- Synopsis
- A truly impressive new voice in American indie film, Antonio Campos arrives with 'Afterschool,' a riveting look at the dark side of youth in the media age....
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- Starring
- Ezra Miller, Jeremy White, Emory Cohen, Michael Stuhlbarg, Addison Timlin
- Director(s)
- Antonio Campos
- Distributor(s)
- IFC
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 106 min.
Critic Reviews
Afterschool wears its many influences on its sleeve, but it’s very much a movie of the moment. The passing of time and the evolution of technology may give it an expiration date, but more likely, Campos’ film stands to be an essential document of what it was like to be a young person in the late ’00s.Read the full review
Campos (who was 24 when he made this jolting pic) captures the numbing psychic scramble that just might cause the YouTube generation to go morally haywire. Or become filmmakers.Read the full review
This is a sophisticated stylistic exercise too rarefied for wide audiences, but earmarked for critical kudos.Read the full review
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76% Afterschool
10/08/09 Antonio Campos'Afterschool is an intelligent, ambitious debut that boasts strong performances and plenty of ideas. | Rotten Tomatoes -
75% Afterschool
10/07/09 Antonio Campos'Afterschool is an intelligent, ambitious debut that boasts strong performances and plenty of ideas. | Rotten Tomatoes -
“Afterschools Antonio Campos: “Continue to Experiment and Play”
10/02/09 It was already intense enough being in New York during 9/11, but experiencing these two things in that year really affected me. | indieWIRE -
73% Afterschool
10/01/09 Antonio Campos'Afterschool is an intelligent, ambitious debut that boasts strong performances and plenty of ideas. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Film: Review:Afterschool
10/01/09 In Afterschool , a disquieting, remarkably controlled first feature by 25-year-old writer-director Antonio Campos, young people live their lives at a shallow focal distance—roughly the foot between their nose and the computer monitor in front of them. | The A.V. Club -
Zombies, Lies and Videotape
09/28/09 This week's offerings give us the choice of walking with death or battling the undead. | Independent Film Channel (IFC) -
IFC goes for 'Afterschool'
09/18/09 IFC Films has acquired North American rights to indie drama "Afterschool," the debut feature of Antonio Campos. | Variety -
Brock Enright: Good Times Will Never Be the Same
07/06/09 Jody Lee Lipes' portrait of performance artist Brock Enright presents a study in contrasts -- most glaringly between Lipes' elegant, sumptuously lit images and the aesthetically unappealing chaos Enright ringmasters within the frame. | Variety