Coming-of-age features will always hold a notable grip within the cinematic landscape. We are all kids for a long stretch in our lives. Time keeps moving onward. The more things change about the act of growing up, the more they stay the same. As long as there are youths in this world, there will continue to be a drive to see the treacherous act of leaving your childhood behind portrayed on-screen. The first trailer for a new installment in this genre arrives with “Summering,” from “The Spectacular Now” and “The Circle” director James Ponsoldt. Based on our review of the film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, viewers can expect a movie that is nice and sweet.
Co-written by Ponsoldt and novelist and comic book writer Benjamin Percy, “Summering” looks to keep its coming-of-age prospects to the simplest means. There is the unbeatable pleasure of summer vacation and that desire to keep it going forever, hoping that school will never start again. As our aforementioned Sundance review on “Summering” further notes, “Ponsoldt nicely captures the feel of having nowhere to go with your friends, with nothing to do but take long, wandering walks, chatting and imagining your future.” A quaint film about enjoying the company of childhood friends, mixed in with the drama of growing up, and even a sprinkle of supernatural elements, sounds like a good time.
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Here’s the official synopsis:
During their last days of summer and childhood, the weekend before middle school begins, four girls struggle with the harsh truths of growing up and embark on a mysterious adventure.
Starring Lia Barnett, Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper, Ashley Madekwe, Madalen Mills, Megan Mullally, Eden Grace Redfield, and Sanai Victoria, “Summering” releases in theaters on August 12 via Bleecker Street Films. Watch the new trailer below.