Chestnut

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Chestnut

Released Jun 21

1h 27m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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18 Reviews

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After graduating college, Annie is the only one of her friends who stayed behind in her small college city of Philadelphia for the summer. She has a good job lined up in LA come fall and is seemingly ready to take the leap, but things still feel unfinished. During this aimless in-between period, Annie finds herself entangled with Tyler, a woman she meets at a bar one night, and Danny, Tyler's co-worker... or best friend... or more? Annie is never quite sure. Chestnut follows Annie through a summer of self-discovery as all three battle for unrequited connection, ultimately helping her find her voice in desire, independence, and the comfort in change.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Cron’s feature debut is indicative of a filmmaker with exciting potential and there are moments when Chestnut achieves some perfect indie vibes...but we’re left with the distinct feeling that these people aren’t as interesting or as complicated...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 4, 2024

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Sarah-Tai Black

RogerEbert.com

Compact in its runtime, “Chestnut” offers a softly lyrical glimpse of young life on the precipice of a new and uncertain future.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 24, 2024

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

We’ve seen the storyline of “straight girl/maybe closeted girl emotionally terrorizes a queer woman” on-screen many times. But I appreciate how that was complicated here.

Jun 21, 2024

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Branyan Towe

Loud and Clear Reviews

Chestnut is likely destined to be an indie darling behind Natalia Dyer’s performance in the lead role. The film is phenomenally written, intimate, and maintains its authenticity throughout

Rated: 4/5

Jul 29, 2024

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

“Director Jac Cron shows major filmmaking potential with her feature debut, though the underdeveloped screenplay will presumably irritate the casual moviegoer.”

Jul 24, 2024

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Oliver Weir

The Film Stage

Many of the problems are no doubt due to the script, which is tedious and rambling, but the performances do not help.

Rated: C-

Jul 17, 2024

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a beautiful first feature

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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After graduating college, Annie is the only one of her friends who stayed behind in her small college city of Philadelphia for the summer. She has a good job lined up in LA come fall and is seemingly ready to take the leap, but things still feel unfinished. During this aimless in-between period, Annie finds herself entangled with Tyler, a woman she meets at a bar one night, and Danny, Tyler's co-worker... or best friend... or more? Annie is never quite sure. Chestnut follows Annie through a summer of self-discovery as all three battle for unrequited connection, ultimately helping her find her voice in desire, independence, and the comfort in change.

Director: Jac Cron
Producer: Lizzie Shapiro, Lexi Tannenholtz
Screenwriter: Jac Cron
Distributor: Utopia
Production Co: The Space Program, Neon Heart Productions
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.2K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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