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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Dreamscape Media
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Dreamscape Media
  • 1 h 19 m

Summary When Emily (Nicole Hayden), a librarian-to-be, is assigned to tutor Mateo (Walter Perez), a struggling undergrad, in American Lit, they do not get along. But when the discussion turns from classics to confessions, they learn something that could change their lives forever.

Directed By: Ann LeSchander

Written By: Ann LeSchander

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Dreamscape Media
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Dreamscape Media
  • 1 h 19 m

The Park Bench

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Summary When Emily (Nicole Hayden), a librarian-to-be, is assigned to tutor Mateo (Walter Perez), a struggling undergrad, in American Lit, they do not get along. But when the discussion turns from classics to confessions, they learn something that could change their lives forever.

Directed By: Ann LeSchander

Written By: Ann LeSchander

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Aug 20, 2015
A sweet tale with a smart storytelling device and charming performers, but not much more beyond the cute.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
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Aug 23, 2015
The script plays like something by an English major overstuffed with knowledge of lit but whose real-life experience is drawn largely from movies -- and whose simplistic views on race and class are straight out of the white liberal's "But I mean well..." handbook.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
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Aug 20, 2015
While the two leads are appealing and display an undeniable chemistry, the narrative skimpiness makes their efforts for naught.
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Aug 20, 2015
Hayden and Perez do their best to generate sweetness and spark, but the obstacles separating these characters are as contrived as the cliches that animate them.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Angel Powers Productions, Cake & Ice Cream Productions
Release Date Aug 21, 2015
Duration 1 h 19 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Some people are hard to read.
Website http://www.theparkbenchfilm.com/
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Awards

Queens World Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
LA Femme International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
High Falls Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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