"Short Term 12" is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge – and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason (John Gallagher Jr). But Grace’s own difficult past – and the surprising future that suddenly presents itself – throw her into unforeseen confusion, made all the sharper with the arrival of a new intake at the facility: a gifted but troubled teenage girl with whom Grace has a charged connection. While the subject matter is complex, this lovingly realized film finds truth – and humor – in unexpected places.
Short Term 12
Synopsis
Credits
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Executive Producer: Frederick W. Green, Douglas Stone, David Kaplan
Producer: Asher Goldstein, Maren Olson, Joshua Astrachan, Ron Najor
Screenwriter: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cinematographer: Brett Pawlak
Editor: Nat Sanders
Production Designer: Rachel Myers
Sound Designer: Onnalee Blank
Music: Joel P West
Additional Credits: Co-Producer: Nathan Kelly, M. Elizabeth Hughes, Amanda Johnson-Zetterstrom
Principal Cast: Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Rami Malek, Keith Stanfield, Kevin Hernandez, Melora Walters, Stephanie Beatriz, Lydia Du Veaux, Alex Calloway
Director Bio
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Destin Daniel Cretton’s short film, "Short Term 12", won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The feature, “Short Term 12", from the same subject matter, was awarded a Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Destin's feature film debut, “I Am Not a Hipster”, premiered at Sundance in 2012.
Contact
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Public Film Contact
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