'Griffin in Summer' Courtesy of Vertical Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The coming-of-age feature Griffin in Summer has landed a theatrical release in an appropriate season. Writer-director Nicholas Colia's film that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival is set to hit theaters Aug. 29 from Vertical, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Everett Blunck, Owen Teague, Melanie Lynskey, Abby Ryder Fortson and Kathryn Newton round out the cast. Griffin in Summer centers on Blunck as ambitious 14-year-old playwright Griffin Nafly, who lives with his mom (Lynskey) and is attempting to self-produce his divorce drama Regrets of Autumn. But things change when Griffin begins a summer friendship with Brad (Teague), a handsome 25-year-old performance artist and handyman. Related Stories Movies Christopher Guest Reveals the "Brutal" Backstage Dog Show Moment That He Couldn't Include in 'Best in Show': "It's Too Much" Movies Ben Stiller Explains Why This Was the Right Time to Revisit 'Meet the Parents': "Life Informs Everything" "I need you to fire the pool boy," Blunck tells Lynskey in the trailer that is exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter and can be seen below. "He's making noise. Art comes from a quiet place." The movie premiered at last year's Tribeca Festival, where it won the Founders Award for best U.S. narrative feature and best screenplay in a U.S. narrative feature, along with a special jury mention for director Colia. Griffin in Summer also earned Colia a nomination for the Someone to Watch Award from the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Juliet Berman, Bobby Hoppey, Camila Mendes, Rachel Matthews and Matthew Miller serve as producers on the project. In her review of Griffin in Summer for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Lovia Gyarkye wrote, "The movie deals with familiar subject matter, but in sneakily appealing fashion. Credit goes to Colia's cast for creating that subtle magic; the committed performances are energizing to watch." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Heat Vision Matilda Lutz Talks 'Red Sonja' and Returning to the Action Genre 8 Years After 'Revenge' box office Box Office: 'F1: The Movie' Zooming Past $560M Globally to Become Summer's Biggest Surprise Hit Zach Cregger Box Office: 'Weapons' Scares Up $5.7M in Previews, 'Freakier Friday' Smiles Wide With $3.1M Toronto Film Festival Toronto Film Fest Adds Gael Garcia Bernal's 'Magellan,' Rhayne Vermette's 'Levers' to Wavelengths Radu Jude 'Dracula': Radu Jude Explains How His Film Uses AI, Deconstructs the Myth and Pays Homage to Cinema Locarno Film Festival Emma Thompson on Pulling "Every Single Muscle" Playing "a Real Heroine" in Action-Thriller 'The Dead of Winter' - and What "Really Scared" Her Heat Vision Matilda Lutz Talks 'Red Sonja' and Returning to the Action Genre 8 Years After 'Revenge' box office Box Office: 'F1: The Movie' Zooming Past $560M Globally to Become Summer's Biggest Surprise Hit Zach Cregger Box Office: 'Weapons' Scares Up $5.7M in Previews, 'Freakier Friday' Smiles Wide With $3.1M Toronto Film Festival Toronto Film Fest Adds Gael Garcia Bernal's 'Magellan,' Rhayne Vermette's 'Levers' to Wavelengths Radu Jude 'Dracula': Radu Jude Explains How His Film Uses AI, Deconstructs the Myth and Pays Homage to Cinema Locarno Film Festival Emma Thompson on Pulling "Every Single Muscle" Playing "a Real Heroine" in Action-Thriller 'The Dead of Winter' - and What "Really Scared" Her