School shootings continue to happen.
But it isnt a film that heavily leans on any interpersonal drama to keep the story going.
Does their collective grief make things easier, or does it isolate them further?
How do these students go on?
How does the shooting color their life experiences as they move forward?
Does their collective grief make things easier, or does it isolate them further?
The film is grounded, avoiding sensationalism and empty indulgences.
Thats a feat unto itself considering how easy it could have been to do as much.
Mina Sundwall is riveting as Genevieve.
The Graduatesis a powerful glimpse into the lives of school shooting survivors.
The Graduatespremiered at the 2023 Tribeca Festival and is now playing in theaters.
The film is 87 minutes long and is not rated.
The Graduates is a drama film that takes place a year after the events of a tragic school shooting that Genevive (Mina Sundwall) survived, but her boyfriend did not. Where other high-schoolers would be celebrating and preparing for the next stage of their life, she, along with those who experienced the fallout, are all still trapped in a period they can’t seem to escape.
