SummaryStruggling with his older brother’s death, 13-year-old Dayveon (Devin Blackmon) spends the sweltering summer days roaming around his rural Arkansan town. With no parents and few role models, he soon falls in with the local gang. Though his sister’s boyfriend tries to provide stability and comfort as a reluctant father figure, Dayveon becomes incr... Read More
Directed By:Amman Abbasi
Written By:Amman Abbasi, Steven Reneau
Dayveon
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Sep 14, 2017
90
Amman Abbasi’s lush and tender here’s-what-life’s-like debut, Dayveon, captures, in scenes of pained beauty, an adolescent wanderlust that Abbasi’s camera just seems to be observing.
Jan 28, 2017
75
While the surface glance of the film does feature a standard array of American indie signifiers, it’s worth emphasizing again that Abbasi’s voice is distinct, and is sure to become more sharply defined as his career evolves.
Sep 12, 2017
65
It’s impossible to remain unmoved by the many contrasts Abbasi carefully arranges.
Jan 28, 2017
60
Intriguing formal noodlings can’t disguise the cliches in the script. Even so, it’s clear that Abbasi has talent and ambition.
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Production Company:
- Mama Bear Studios
- Meridian Entertainment
- Muskat Filmed Properties
- Rough House Pictures
- Salem Street Entertainment
- Symbolic Exchange
Release Date:Sep 13, 2017
Duration:1 h 15 m
Awards
Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
RiverRun International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations
