Thoroughbreds. 2017. Written and directed by Cory Finley

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Held on Sat, Jun 24, 2023, 7:00 p.m.

Presented by editors Louise Ford and Joi McMillon, introduced by Louise Ford

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Thoroughbreds. 2017. USA. Directed by Cory Finley. Courtesy Focus Features

Thoroughbreds. 2017. USA. Written and directed by Cory Finley. With Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin. Edited by Louise Ford. DCP. 92 min.

Corey Finley’s provocative debut feature film, edited by Louise Ford, follows childhood friends Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Olivia Cooke) as they reconnect in suburban Connecticut after years of growing apart. Lily has turned into a polished upper-class teenager with a fancy boarding school on her transcript and a coveted internship on her resume. Amanda has developed a sharp wit and her own particular attitude, but all in the process of becoming an emotionless social outcast. Though they initially seem completely at odds, the pair eventually bond and hatch a scheme to solve both of their problems by killing Lily’s stepfather.

This film accompanies The Future of Film Is Female, Part 4.

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