Admissions

A gifted high-school student flubs her college admissions interviews for the most unexpected reasons in this independent coming-of-age drama. Cynical, world-weary Evie is more interested in taking care of her family than getting into the Ivy League institutions for which she seems destined. Dad Harry spends all his time building model trains in the basement, while workaholic mom Martha depends on Evie to take care of her other daughter, developmentally challenged Emily. When she's not busy reading poetry to her sister Emily, Evie hangs out with James (Fran Kranz), the sensitive boy next door, whose romantic overtures prove too confusing to acknowledge. College also seems too daunting, so Evie deliberately blows one university interview after another in the hopes of staying at home as her sister's keeper. Meanwhile, Evie begins passing off her own poems as Emily's, fuelling the belief that her brain-damaged sister is actually a literary savant.

4.4

84 min

Cast

Lauren Ambrose

as Evie Brighton

Amy Madigan

as Martha Brighton

Christopher Lloyd

as Steward Worthy

Fran Kranz

as James Parks

Taylor Roberts

as Emily Brighton

John Savage

as Harry Brighton

Vernee Watson

as Stanford Interviewer

Scott Adsit

as Harvard Interviewer

Benjamin Pratt

as Dartmouth Interviewer

Paul Ryan

as Man

Aleksa Palladino

as Amherst Interviewer

Joyce Schweickert

as Saleslady

Storm Large

as TV Host

Jennifer Schweickert

as Librarian

Director

Melissa Painter