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“As kind a movie as there was [last] year. Cone quietly asserts himself as a major talent. How heartening to see big topics – like faith, like sexuality – discussed in such warm, considerate terms by two such gifted actresses.”
– Richard Lawson, VANITY FAIR
“Princess Cyd is a wonderful movie to live in; it’s full of hope and empathy, as are its two leads. This is a film that believes finding joy in each other is not just what we should do, but what we are naturally inclined to do.”
– Emily Yoshida, VULTURE
– Sheila O’Malley, ROGER EBERT. COM
“Anchored by complicated, smart, funny women, Princess Cyd is a rare delight.”
– Jude Dry, INDIEWIRE
Synopsis:16-year-old Cyd (Jessie Pinnick) decides to take a break from her depressive single father and spend a summer in Chicago with her aunt Miranda (Rebecca Spence), a well-known novelist. Soon after her arrival, Cyd encounters Katie (Malic White), a young barista behind the counter. The two make plans to meet up after Katie’s shift and a new, charged relationship begins. The Chicago landscape expands, and we navigate intimate and fragile moments between Cyd and Katie as they explore their new attraction. Miranda functions as a counterpart to young Cyd’s new explorations of sexuality and love, and as the summer continues they develop a strong relationship founded on a shared openness and healthy criticism of particular personal moments.
Sensitive to the contradictions and confusion of the ever-changing self, Stephen Cone has created a film that reimagines that distinct summer feeling when adolescence creeps in, skin is bared, emotions emerge, and everything begins to feel more complicated.
Director: Stephen Cone
Writer: Stephen Cone
Cast: Rebecca Spence, Jessie Pinnick, Malic White, James Vincent Meredith, Tyler Ross, Matthew Quattrocki
Composer: Heather McIntosh
Director of Photography: Zoe White
TRT: 96 min.
Distributor: Wolfe Releasing
PRINCESS CYD is now available to stream on Netflix
