TIFF 2017 - Clip - PUBLIC SCHOOLED

We are pleased to bring you a clip from Kyle Rideout’s PUBLIC SCHOOLED, which is making its World Premiere this Saturday, September 9th at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Russell Peters and Grace Park.

PUBLIC SCHOOLED (World Contemporary Cinema)

Director: Kyle Rideout

Writers: Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout

Cast: Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams, Russell Peters, Grace Park

Producers: Josh Epstein, Adam Folk

Sales: Kaleidoscope

Synopsis: Socially awkward, Liam has been homeschooled his entire life. When he falls in love with a popular one-legged girl, he abandons his mother’s suffocating love and enrolls in public school, getting a crash course in sex, drugs and social mayhem.

Premiere Screening: 7:15 PM | Saturday, September 9 | Jackman Hall

Press Screenings: 11:45 AM | Sunday, September 10 | Scotiabank 8

9:30 AM | Thursday, September 14 | Scotiabank 8

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