‘Dandelion’ Trailer: KiKi Layne Stars As A Struggling Musician In Nicole Riegel’s New Drama

“If Beale Street Could Talk” was one of the best films of 2018. Since then, we’ve been watching the young actress in the lead, KiKi Layne, and waiting for her star to keep rising. To be fair, she’s done some high-profile gigs since, including “The Old Guard” and “Coming 2 America,” but nothing that has really caught our eye since ‘Beale Street.’ From the looks of it, “Dandelion” could be that film.

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As seen in the trailer, “Dandelion” tells the story of a struggling young musician who finds herself joining a traveling group of musicians and falling in love. The film stars KiKi Layne, Thomas Doherty, Melanie Nicholls-King, Brady Stablein, Jack Stablein, and Grace Kaiser. “Dandelion” is written and directed by Nicole Riegel. The filmmaker made waves with her directorial debut, “Holler,” which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

“Dandelion” is set to debut in theaters on July 12. You can watch the trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis:

Dandelion (KiKi Layne), a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.  As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.  The experience moves Dandelion from a narrow view of success to a deeper appreciation of their artistic journey, and the discovery of a voice that is authentically her own.