CLOSING NIGHT FILM
Princess Cyd
Directed by Stephen Cone
2017 | USA | 96 mins
Narratives
Arkansas Premiere
Special Guests
Expected to attend: Director Stephen Cone
OFFICIAL SELECTION: BAMCinemaFest (New York)
“Triumphant. Anchored by complicated, smart, funny women, Princess Cyd is a rare delight... and a model for others to follow.”
“Remarkable, beautiful, intimate.”
“Grade A. Generous and humanistic.”
Teenage athlete Cyd thinks she has the world figured out, until a summer with her novelist aunt teaches her a valuable lesson in compassion. As she navigates her attraction to both women and men, Cyd rejects her aunt’s seemingly simple lifestyle, her faith, and her poetic way of seeing. But in this uncommonly graceful, deeply humane coming-of-age film, Kaleidoscope winner Stephen Cone encourages Cyd — and us — to find common ground while celebrating our differences. ~ Mark Thiedeman