A new trailer has been released for the SXSW dramedy Miss Stevens. The directorial debut of Julia Hart, the film concerns the titular teacher (Lily Rabe) who sets out to take three students — including the troubled Billy, whom the school board is worried about — on a weekend road trip to a drama competition. Soon, however, Miss Stevens finds herself wrapped up in their youthful lives more than she could have imagined, opening herself up to realizations about aging and staying young. Also, she sort of has a romance with Billy. Spoilers.
Rabe, who won best actress at SXSW for a narrative feature, looks to give a complex and layered performance, while the film itself was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize. See the trailer and a poster below, for the film that also stars Oscar Nuñez.
Stuck at a crossroads in her personal life, it falls on Miss Stevens to chaperone three of her students—Billy, Margot and Sam—on a weekend trip to a drama competition. Exploring the fine line between being a grown-up and being a kid, MISS STEVENS is about students becoming teachers and teachers coming to realize that the messiness of youth never really goes away.
Miss Stevens opens on September 20.