Stay the Same Never Change

Synopsis

Artist and director Laurel Nakadate takes us beyond the prepackaged and sanitized world of the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana to the true heartland of America and the tween-aged girls that inhabit it. In Kansas City, pop culture is something to be twisted and reshaped, relationships are either nonexistent or refabricated, and time is unstructured and teasing. At the heart of these girls' lives—and this innovative work of cinema—is a quest for understanding and a sense of place. The risks run and solutions posed engender both laughs and tears. The film's amateur actors and nonlinear narrative bring an unnerving, utterly human face to the challenges of young womanhood in a world that would prefer that girls watch the Disney Channel.

Main Cast

Abby Bavley

Abby

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Emily Boullear

Emily

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Tate Buck

Tate

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Cyan Meeks

Cyan

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Annie Montgomery

Annie

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Mary Nichols

Mary

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Julie Potratz

Julie

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Paige Sanders

Paige

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Laurel Nakadate
Editing	Editor	Laurel Nakadate
Writing	Writer	Laurel Nakadate
Crew	Cinematography	Laurel Nakadate
Sound	Music	Owen Ashworth
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