Directed by:
Eric StoltzScreenplay:
Benjamin AugustCinematography:
Gavin FisherComposer:
Brian ByrneCast:
Kristin Chenoweth, Skyler Gisondo, Bruce Dern, Olivia Holt, Nick Krause, Kathleen Chalfant, Peter Maloney, Jannette Sepwa, Morgan Roberts, Lee Broda (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Bernard (Skyler Gisondo) is a compassionate and motivated teenager who has been raised by his quirky grandfather, Oswald (Bruce Dern). When Bernard is approached by his ambitious classmate Veronica (Olivia Holt) who urges him to run for the Board of Education, he jumps at the chance to further his own agenda of improving the educational system and attending a college close to Oswald. After finding out she’s ranked number two in their class, Veronica has an agenda of her own: to expunge the ranking system so she can get into Yale in hopes of becoming the youngest Supreme Court Justice. While attempting to woo the worldly Editor-and-Chief (Kathleen Chalfant) of the local newspaper for an endorsement, Bernard finds a new companion for Oswald. Over the course of their campaign, Bernard and Veronica discover the complexity of their connection and the importance of helping others, while Oswald and the Editor-and-Chief discover a potentially lovely future together. (Napa Valley Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Kristin Chenoweth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/912/164912932_63b207.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
Tinker Bell (2008)
![Skyler Gisondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/628/160628516_ac39d0.jpg)
Skyler Gisondo
USA
Best movies:
Class Rank (2017)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Licorice Pizza (2021)
![Bruce Dern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/965/162965008_c06296.jpg)
Bruce Dern
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
![Olivia Holt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309533_9b95f2.jpg)
Olivia Holt
USA
Best movies:
Class Rank (2017)
Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)
Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)
![Nick Krause](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456141_0849ba.jpg)
Nick Krause
USA
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Class Rank (2017)
The Descendants (2011)
![Kathleen Chalfant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/416/162416546_376bb3.png)
Kathleen Chalfant
USA
Best movies:
Kinsey (2004)
Class Rank (2017)
Stephen King's Storm of the Century (1999) (series)
![Peter Maloney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/175/160175560_74bdb6.jpg)
Peter Maloney
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Der Zauberberg (1982)
K-PAX (2001)
Jannette Sepwa
Best movies:
Zombieland (2009)
Class Rank (2017)
Sunlight Jr. (2013)
Morgan Roberts
Best movies:
Class Rank (2017)
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
My Father Die (2016)
Lee Broda
Best movies:
Class Rank (2017)
American Satan (2017)
Walt Before Mickey (2015)
Danni Wang
China
Best movies:
Class Rank (2017)
Expats (2024) (series)
Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)
Roman Armstrong
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
Class Rank (2017)
Queen & Slim (2019)
Justin Carmouche
Best movies:
Class Rank (2017)
Shaft (2019)
Queen & Slim (2019)
Jeremy Dean
Best movies:
Class Rank (2017)
Emancipation (2022)
Ian Patrick
USA
Best movies:
Looper (2012)
Class Rank (2017)
Wanderlust (2012)