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  • 2019
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2019
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 33 m
After Class

Summary A NYC Professor (Justin Long) spends the week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college. Meanwhile, his family is determined to make an around-the-clock effort to support their matriarch, Agatha (Lynn Cohen), when she’s admitted to New York’s Presbyterian Hospital and is expect...

Directed By: Daniel Schechter

Written By: Daniel Schechter

  • 2019
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2019
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 33 m

After Class

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary A NYC Professor (Justin Long) spends the week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college. Meanwhile, his family is determined to make an around-the-clock effort to support their matriarch, Agatha (Lynn Cohen), when she’s admitted to New York’s Presbyterian Hospital and is expect...

Directed By: Daniel Schechter

Written By: Daniel Schechter

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Dec 5, 2019
Time and again during After Class, Schechter makes pinpoint-accurate choices that are even more impressive when, after it’s done, you replay the movie in your mind, and you realize what an exceptional piece of work it is.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 9, 2020
Schechter’s ideas remain strong through all of the confusion, and Long’s performance stands out due to its subtlety.
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70
Dec 5, 2019
We’ve seen many versions of this kind of story before, but there’s something so spot-on and involving about the film, written and directed by Daniel Schechter — and performed with such a lived-in rhythm by its talented cast — that it proves surprisingly refreshing.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 4, 2019
As in Schechter's previous movies, an unusually strong cast is key to making this touchy material work, with supporting players Lynn Cohen and Richard Schiff especially crucial.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
63
Dec 3, 2019
There are laughs and moments of warmth. And there are annoyingly familiar confrontations that have a grounding in legitimate cultural grievances, but which a lot of funny shouting cannot resolve, during or After Class.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BondIt Media Capital
Release Date Dec 6, 2019
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Website http://www.ambidistribution.com/
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Awards

Port Townsend Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Northeast Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Ferrara Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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