Movie

Not Friends

2023 · 129 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age story that balances teenage humor with quiet grief, making filmmaking feel like a way to connect.

Tagline: Filmmaking is Friend-Making.
Overview: A group of high school students who dream of making films set out to make a short film based on the life of a classmate. However, they discover a secret that could change their vision of filmmaking forever.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, friendship, coming-of-age, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
friendship
coming-of-age
identity
art
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild