Skip Day (2018)
For seniors in Pahokee, a small, mainly African-American industrial town on Florida's Lake Okeechoboee, the Monday after prom is 'Skip Day.' Dozens of the students, miss their lessons, driving 60 miles to hang out and ponder their futures on the windy dunes of the Atlantic shoreline. The film intimately observes the shared joys of communal activity and extravagant display which bind these boisterous teenagers in their rites of passage towards an uncertain adulthood.
Director: Patrick Bresnan, Ivete Lucas
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 16 min
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Music: Eric Friend
Editing: Luisa Santos
Production: The Guardian (II)
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Skip Day about?
- For seniors in Pahokee, a small, mainly African-American industrial town on Florida's Lake Okeechoboee, the Monday after prom is 'Skip Day.' Dozens of the students, miss their lessons, driving 60 miles to hang out and ponder their futures on the windy dunes of the Atlantic shoreline. The film intimately observes the shared joys of communal activity and extravagant display which bind these boisterous teenagers in their rites of passage towards an uncertain adulthood.
- Who directed Skip Day?
- Skip Day was directed by Patrick Bresnan, Ivete Lucas.
- How long is Skip Day?
- Skip Day has a runtime of 16m (16 minutes).
- What genre is Skip Day?
- Skip Day is a Documentary film.
- Where was Skip Day produced?
- Skip Day was produced in United Kingdom, United States of America.