American Teen
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Nanette Burstein
Hannah Bailey
Colin Clemens
Megan Krizmanich
Jake Tusing
Geoff Haase
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Follows the lives of five teenagers--a jock, a popular girl, a heartthrob, an artsy girl and a geek--in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. Hannah Bailey is smart and beautiful, but a misfit in her high school. She is a liberal living in a traditional, Christian, conservative town and dreams of moving to California after graduation. Colin Clemens is the star of the high school basketball team--and in Indiana, basketball is everything. Colin is under enormous pressure this year playing not only to make his town, his school, and his father proud, but for a college scholarship. Jake Tusing is considered to be a nerd in high school. Though quite funny and charming one-on-one, he is painfully shy in group situations and crushed with self-doubt. In his senior year, he vows that nothing will stand in the way of him finding a girlfriend. Megan Krizmanich is the student council vice president and the youngest daughter of a prominent local surgeon, anxiously awaiting word from the University of Notre Dame admissions. Wealthy, pretty, smart and popular, she rules her high school--just don't get on her bad side. When Megan's peers challenge her authority, she can't help but take action, even if it means risking her future. Mitch Reinholt is an attractive and charming Varsity basketball player with a soft side. When he puts his social status on the line, avoiding his popular friends for dates with artsy Hannah Bailey, he strains to maintain his reputation while discovering a new side of himself.
Director
Nanette Burstein
Cast
Hannah Bailey
Colin Clemens
Megan Krizmanich
Jake Tusing
Geoff Haase
Mitch Reinholt
Ali Wikalinska
Crew
Tamra Barcinas
Sharon Barnes
Jay Belrose
Mark Binder
Mark Binder
Ariadne Binderl
Aaron Bjork
Tamas Bojtor
Micha Bostrom
Axel Bowman
Caroline Buckman
Nanette Burstein
Nanette Burstein
Nanette Burstein
Rebecca Cammisa
Cecilia Carlstedt
Claire Chandler
Cecilia Chien
Michael Chock
Michael Chock
Mark Coffey
Kelsey Coleman
Vincent James Cook
Matt Cooker
Ken Dabeck
Alfred Degrand
Doug Delaney
Richard Dodd
Chris Douridas
Nancy Dubuc
Matthew Encinas
Andrew Esterly
Nicolas Feitel
John Finn
Stefan Fraticelli
Ryan Freeland
Ted Gesing
Johnatan Giraldo
Terry Glenny
Eli Gonda
Eric Gorfaine
Tom Haneke
Robert Hanna
Wyeth Hanson
Ryan Harrington
Jason Harvey
Brian Hayashi
Pete Hayes
Wolfgang Held
Samuel Henriques
Chris Huddleston
Paul Hwang
Bernard Moor Jankowski
Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson
Matthew W Johnson
Diogo Kalil
George Katz
Leah Katz
Owen Katz
David Kelley
Laela Kilbourn
James King
Paul Kresge
John Krovoza
Marisa Kuney
Stefan Lagerstam
Karen Lawler
Ben Lee
Jennifer Lee
Shuchen Lin
Alex Lins
Joe Lisanti
David Lobser
David Lobser
Timothy Lozada
Bruce Macfarlane
Craig Macintyre
Dan Manco
Mark Mangini
Mark Mangini
Mary Manhardt
Gregory Maratea
Edward Marritz
Rebecca Merle
Adam Messenger
Anna Molund
Patrick R. Morris
Peter Nevil
Vasco Lucas Nunes
Aron Ogren
Chris Ohlson
Gregory Orselli
Dan Ostermann
Keith Overton
Erin Owens
Alyssa Park
Michael Penn
Michael Penn
Michael Penn
Derek Picken
Dave Plowman
Elisa Pugliese
Emily Radecki
Nic Ratner
Matt Reale
Matt Reale
Melissa Reiner
James Rexroad
Anna Rieke
Jordan Roberts
Jordan A Roberts
Eliot Rockett
Steven Rosenbaum
Kristian Rydberg
Adam Sackett
Alli Sadegiani
Jared Salas
Adina Sales
Kris Santa Cruz
Jim Schultz
Katie Schulz
Rob Sharenow
Junko Shimizu
John Sievert
Cecilia Skedinger
Byron Smith
Michael Smith
Sean Starkweather
Melody Storm
Mans Swanberg
Molly Thompson
Josh Thorne
Niko Toubia
Paige Travis
Marcy Vaj
Lutz Vogel
Lutz Vogel
Lutz Vogel
Lutz Vogel
Lutz Vogel
Patrick Warren
Patrick Warren
Roger P Wasson
Amy Wickman
Brett Wiley
Randy Wilson
Randy Q Wilson
Zoe Wishart
Zoe Wishart
Zoe Wishart
Steve Woodruff
Alwyn Wright
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 25, 2008
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 24-May 8, 2008. )
Released in United States Summer July 25, 2008
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States March 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States September 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 24-May 8, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentation) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 7-15, 2008.
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Les Docs de l'oncle Sam) September 5-14, 2008.
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.
Winner of the Documentary Directing Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Paramount Vantage acquired North American distribution rights at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for a reported sum of $2 million.
Released in United States March 2008 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 7-15, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentation) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.)
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Les Docs de l'oncle Sam) September 5-14, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.)
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 17-27, 2008.)
