Premature

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Premature

2020,

1h 26m,

Drama/

Romance

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On a summer night in Harlem during her last months at home before starting college, 17-year-old poet Ayanna begins a summer romance with Isaiah, a music producer who has just moved to the city.

Critics Consensus

Premature transcends its familiar trappings with sharp dialogue and a strong sense of setting that further establish Rashaad Ernesto Green as a gifted filmmaker.

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Feb 27, 2020

"Premature" is a delicious slow-burn of a movie, the kind of coming-of-age tale that looks familiar on the surface only to reveal hidden depths of beauty and meaning.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Feb 24, 2020

Rashaad Ernesto Green's poignant coming-of-age drama reflects his fruitful collaboration with Zora Howard, who wrote the script with him and also stars as Ayanna, a high-school senior in Harlem who is preparing to leave for college.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Feb 22, 2020

It truly is an independent film in all the best possible ways: in the authenticity of it, the sense of place, in the fact that you feel like you're watching true people figuring out their lives.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Oct 31, 2021

3/4

The beats may be familiar here, but the music, so to speak, is fresh and engrossing.

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Bianca Garner

Next Best Picture

May 5, 2021

8/10

Zora Howard and Joshua Boone deliver excellent performances and it's a well-written script by Rashaad Ernesto Green and Howard.

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Loren King

AWFJ.org

Feb 21, 2021

Green and Howard who deserve praise for keeping this story fresh and real, blending romance, family drama and the importance of friends who make one laugh but who are also there when the chips start to fall.

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Rey S

Apr 5, 2019

This film is a real tour de force from both its director Rashaad Ernesto Green as well as it's star Zora Howard. Love this film top to bottom and strongly encourage everyone to seek it out. One of the best and most honest/genuine films I've seen in awhile.

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Synopsis

On a summer night in Harlem during her last months at home before starting college, 17-year-old poet Ayanna begins a summer romance with Isaiah, a music producer who has just moved to the city.

Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green
Producer: Darren Dean, Joy Ganes, Rashaad Ernesto Green
Screenwriter: Rashaad Ernesto Green, Zora Howard
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Relic Pictures, Astute Films
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 27, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.9K
Runtime: 1h 26m

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