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Title: Princess Cyd (2017)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Marika Mashburn | ... | 911 Operator (voice) |
| Jessie Pinnick | ... | Cyd Loughlin | |
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Paul Fagen | ... | Soccer Coach |
| Rebecca Spence | ... | Miranda Ruth | |
| Meighan Gerachis | ... | Literary Festival Moderator | |
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Dane Loperena | ... | Josh |
| Keith Kupferer | ... | Cyd's Dad | |
| James Vincent Meredith | ... | Anthony James | |
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Mitchell Fain | ... | Coffee Shop Manager |
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Malic White | ... | Katie Sauter |
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Jessica Ervin | ... | Waitress |
| Leslie Neilan | ... | Adoring Fan | |
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Spencer Neilan | ... | Adoring Fan's Son |
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Bryan Bosque | ... | Barista |
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Max Fabian | ... | Jimmy Sauter |
Eager to escape life with her depressive single father, 16-year-old athlete Cyd Loughlin visits her novelist aunt in Chicago over the summer. While there, she falls for a girl in the neighborhood, even as she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit.
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"Princess Cyd" is a wonderful film in many ways. I was surprised because my expectations weren't particularly high. As a result, I'm gonna seek out more of writer/director Stephen Cone's films.
The story begins with Aunt Miranda (Rebecca Spence) attending a lecture about her books, as she'apparently a famous writer. But her dinner afterwards is interrupted by a phone call...her brother-in-law needs a break from his daughter, Cyd (Jessie Pinnick), and asks Miranda to take her in Chicago for a couple weeks. She's happy to and soon Cyd arrives. Cyd seems like a pretty normal teen and it's obvious at first that she thinks Aunt Miranda (who she hardly knows) is a dull lady...just like EVERY adult. But over time they hit it off well and Cyd learns that her aunt is a pretty cool lady...not just because of her books but because she's incredibly chill about Cyd's sexuality. Instead of being scared to discuss sex or Cyd's bisexuality, she's supportive...which is great because soon Cyd meets up with Katie (Malic White) and they fall for each other.
I noticed that the other review referred to this as a Lesbian film. Well, perhaps Katie is gay...but what makes it interesting is that Cyd is clearly bisexual...something you rarely hear about in movies. I talked with the director/writer and it turns out he's openly gay and he did seem to have a very female-positive attitude in this film. His female characters were exceptionally well written and I also appreciated how he avoided a mistake some other filmmakers make. There is a rape (or attempted rape) scene in the film and he chose to show very little and mostly imply the attack....and this is great because sometimes these scenes are just too vivid and disturbing. This could either trigger PTSD responses in some viewers OR possibly excite the prurient interest of some sick viewers...so thanks for NOT going there!
Overall, the story does an amazing amount without a lot of money or scope. Just a lot of real people acting in ways we can believe...and I really, really loved this film.