Admissions

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Lauren Ambrose

Evie Brighton

Age : 46 | Popularity : 93%

Amy Madigan

Martha Brighton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 86%

Christopher Lloyd

Steward Worthy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Fran Kranz

James Parks

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Taylor Roberts

Emily Brighton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Vernee Watson-Johnson

Stanford Interviewer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 42%

Benjamin Pratt

Dartmouth Interviewer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Scott Adsit

Harvard Interviewer

Age : 59 | Popularity : 88%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Casting	Sheila Jaffe
	Executive Producer	Brian Presley Joyce Schweickert
	Producer	Annette Vait
Sound	Original Music Composer	Thomas Schobel
	Musician	Armen Ksajikian
Writing	Screenplay	Dawn O'Leary
Editing	Editor	Robert Frazen
Directing	Director	Melissa Painter
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Department Head	Vivian Baker
Camera	Director of Photography	Paul Ryan
Department	Role	Name

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