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'''''Premature''''' is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by [[Rashaad Ernesto Green]] and written by Green and [[Zora Howard]]. The film stars Howard and Joshua Boone. The plot follows a teenager who has a summer with an older man. It premiered at the [[2019 Sundance Film Festival]] on January 26, 2019. The film received positive critical reception, and was assigned a 94% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref name=":0" /> [[IFC Films]] will release ''Premiere'' in theaters and on video-on-demand on February 21, 2020.<ref name="ifcfilms">{{cite web | url=https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/premature-2 | title=Premature | work=ifcfilms.com | publisher=[[IFC Films]] | accessdate=December 1, 2019 }}</ref>
{{Infobox film
| name = Premature
| image = Premature 2019 film poster.png
| caption = Official poster
| director = [[Rashaad Ernesto Green]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Joy Ganes
* Rashaad Ernesto Green
* Darren Dean
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
* Rashaad Ernesto Green
* [[Zora Howard]]
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Zora Howard
* [[Joshua Boone]]
* Michelle Wilson
* Alexis Marie Wint
* Imani Lewis
* [[Tashiana Washington]]
}}<!--PER POSTER BILLING BLOCK-->
| music = {{Plainlist|
* Patrick Cannell
* Stefan Swanson
}}
| cinematography = Laura Valladao
| editing = Justin Chan
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* Mi Alma Films
* Astute Films
* Slice Entertainment Group
* Relic Pictures
}}
| distributor = [[IFC Films]]
| released = {{film date|2019|1|27|[[2019 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2020|2|21|United States}}
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $23,071<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2444853761/weekend/ |title= Premature (2019) |website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= 18 March 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191231023501/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2444853761/weekend/ |archive-date= 31 December 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="NUM">{{Cite web |url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Premature-(2020)#tab=summary |title= Premature (2019) |website= [[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date= 18 March 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191231023501/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Premature-(2020)#tab=summary |archive-date= 31 December 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref>
}}


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'''''Premature''''' is a 2019 American [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Rashaad Ernesto Green]] and written by Green and [[Zora Howard]]. The film stars Howard and [[Joshua Boone]]. The plot follows a teenager who has a summer romance with an older man. It premiered at the [[2019 Sundance Film Festival]] on January 26, 2019. ''Premature'' was released in theaters and on [[video on demand]] on February 21, 2020, by [[IFC Films]].<ref name="ifcfilms">{{cite web | url=https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/premature-2 | title=Premature | work=ifcfilms.com | publisher=[[IFC Films]] | accessdate=December 1, 2019 }}</ref>
== Plot ==
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[[IFC Films]] says in its official synopsis, "On a summer night in Harlem during her last months at home before starting college, seventeen-year-old poet Ayanna (Zora Howard) meets Isaiah (Joshua Boone), a charming music producer who has just moved to the city. It’s not long before these two artistic souls are drawn together in a passionate summer romance. But as the highs of young love give way to jealousy, suspicion, and all-too-real consequences, Ayanna must confront the complexities of the adult world—whether she is ready or not."<ref name="ifcfilms" />


== Cast ==
==Premise==
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[[IFC Films]] says in its official synopsis, "On a summer night in [[Harlem]] during her last months at home before starting college, seventeen-year-old poet Ayanna meets Isaiah, a charming music producer who has just moved to the city. It's not long before these two artistic souls are drawn together in a passionate summer romance. But as the highs of young love give way to jealousy, suspicion, and all-too-real consequences, Ayanna must confront the complexities of the adult world—whether she is ready or not."<ref name="ifcfilms" />


==Cast==
* Zora Howard as Ayanna<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/premature-movie-release-date-ifc-films-sundance-rahsaad-ernesto-green-zora-howard-1202614674/|title=Sundance Pic ‘Premature’ Acquired By IFC Films|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|last2=Hipes|first2=Patrick|date=2019-05-14|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>
* [[Zora Howard]] as Ayanna<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/premature-movie-release-date-ifc-films-sundance-rahsaad-ernesto-green-zora-howard-1202614674/|title=Sundance Pic 'Premature' Acquired By IFC Films|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2019-05-14|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>
* Joshua Boone as Isaiah<ref name=":1" />
* [[Joshua Boone]] as Isaiah<ref name=":1" />
* Michelle Wilson<ref name=":1" />
* Michelle Wilson<ref name=":1" />
* Alexis Marie Wint<ref name=":1" />
* Alexis Marie Wint<ref name=":1" />
* Imani Lewis<ref name=":1" />
* Imani Lewis<ref name=":1" />
* [[Tashiana Washington]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Tashiana Washington]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Myha'la Herrold]] as Dymond
* [[Mackenzie Lansing]] as Female Student


== Production ==
==Production==
Zora Howard co-wrote the film with director Rashaad Ernesto Green.<ref name=":1" /> ''Premature'' is his second feature film. The directory of photography is Laura Valladao.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/premature-review-1177035|title='Premature': Film Review {{!}} Sundance 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref>
Zora Howard co-wrote the film with director Rashaad Ernesto Green.<ref name=":1" /> ''Premature'' is his second feature film. The director of photography is Laura Valladao.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2019-01-26 |title='Premature': Film Review {{!}} Sundance 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/premature-review-1177035 |access-date=2020-01-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
==Critical reception==
The review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] assigned the film an approval rating of 94%, based on 17 reviews assessed as positive or negative; the average rating among the reviews is 7/10.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/premature_2019 | title=Premature (2019) | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | accessdate=December 1, 2019 }}</ref>
The review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] assigned the film an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews; the average rating is {{RT data|average}}. The site's critics consensus reads: "''Premature'' transcends its familiar trappings with sharp dialogue and a strong sense of setting that further establish Rashaad Ernesto Green as a gifted filmmaker."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/premature_2020|title=Premature (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}</ref>


In a review for ''[[TheWrap|The Wrap]]'', Candice Frederick stated, "The push and pull of Ayanna and Isaiah’s relationship comes off naturally, thanks to Howard and Green’s sensitive writing. That style carries over to Laura Valladao’s equally raw cinematography, capturing the hot New York City summer from the almost dusty sidewalk pavements, to the fiery sunset over the park, and the intimacy of two vulnerable lovers in bed at night next to an open window."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/premature-film-review-2019-zora-howard/|title='Premature' Film Review: Summer Romance Captures Beauty, Heartbreak of First Love|date=2019-01-27|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref> Jon Frosch wrote of Howard's performance in a review for [[The Hollywood Reporter|''The Hollywood Reporter'']], "What keeps you invested is Howard, who makes her proud, steely character’s every moment of vulnerability feel like a gift to both the audience and to Isaiah, who may not be worthy of her. It’s a performance that builds gradually in power and radiance."<ref name=":2" />
In a review for ''[[TheWrap]]'', Candice Frederick stated, "The push and pull of Ayanna and Isaiah's relationship comes off naturally, thanks to Howard and Green's sensitive writing. That style carries over to Laura Valladao's equally raw cinematography, capturing the hot New York City summer from the almost dusty sidewalk pavements, to the fiery sunset over the park, and the intimacy of two vulnerable lovers in bed at night next to an open window."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/premature-film-review-2019-zora-howard/|title='Premature' Film Review: Summer Romance Captures Beauty, Heartbreak of First Love|date=2019-01-27|website=TheWrap|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref> Jon Frosch wrote of Howard's performance in a review for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', "What keeps you invested is Howard, who makes her proud, steely character's every moment of vulnerability feel like a gift to both the audience and to Isaiah, who may not be worthy of her. It's a performance that builds gradually in power and radiance."<ref name=":2" />


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|9133378|Premature}}

* {{Metacritic film}}
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9133378/?ref_=ttawd_awd_tt ''Premature''] on IMDb


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[[Category:2010s coming-of-age drama films]]
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[[Category:Films set in New York City]]
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Latest revision as of 04:46, 28 September 2024

Premature
Official poster
Directed byRashaad Ernesto Green
Written by
Produced by
  • Joy Ganes
  • Rashaad Ernesto Green
  • Darren Dean
Starring
CinematographyLaura Valladao
Edited byJustin Chan
Music by
  • Patrick Cannell
  • Stefan Swanson
Production
companies
  • Mi Alma Films
  • Astute Films
  • Slice Entertainment Group
  • Relic Pictures
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
  • January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) (Sundance)
  • February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$23,071[1][2]

Premature is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green and written by Green and Zora Howard. The film stars Howard and Joshua Boone. The plot follows a teenager who has a summer romance with an older man. It premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019. Premature was released in theaters and on video on demand on February 21, 2020, by IFC Films.[3]

Premise

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IFC Films says in its official synopsis, "On a summer night in Harlem during her last months at home before starting college, seventeen-year-old poet Ayanna meets Isaiah, a charming music producer who has just moved to the city. It's not long before these two artistic souls are drawn together in a passionate summer romance. But as the highs of young love give way to jealousy, suspicion, and all-too-real consequences, Ayanna must confront the complexities of the adult world—whether she is ready or not."[3]

Cast

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Production

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Zora Howard co-wrote the film with director Rashaad Ernesto Green.[4] Premature is his second feature film. The director of photography is Laura Valladao.[5]

Critical reception

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes assigned the film an approval rating of 93%, based on 56 reviews; the average rating is 7.7/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Premature transcends its familiar trappings with sharp dialogue and a strong sense of setting that further establish Rashaad Ernesto Green as a gifted filmmaker."[6]

In a review for TheWrap, Candice Frederick stated, "The push and pull of Ayanna and Isaiah's relationship comes off naturally, thanks to Howard and Green's sensitive writing. That style carries over to Laura Valladao's equally raw cinematography, capturing the hot New York City summer from the almost dusty sidewalk pavements, to the fiery sunset over the park, and the intimacy of two vulnerable lovers in bed at night next to an open window."[7] Jon Frosch wrote of Howard's performance in a review for The Hollywood Reporter, "What keeps you invested is Howard, who makes her proud, steely character's every moment of vulnerability feel like a gift to both the audience and to Isaiah, who may not be worthy of her. It's a performance that builds gradually in power and radiance."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Premature (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Premature (2019)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Premature". ifcfilms.com. IFC Films. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Hipes, Patrick (May 14, 2019). "Sundance Pic 'Premature' Acquired By IFC Films". Deadline. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "'Premature': Film Review | Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Premature (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "'Premature' Film Review: Summer Romance Captures Beauty, Heartbreak of First Love". TheWrap. January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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