Riley

Riley (2025)

The life of a disciplined high school athlete begins to unravel when his queer identity competes against the idea of who he was supposed to be.

Date of release
2025-12-04
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Benjamin Howard

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: East County

Riley is a 2023 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Benjamin Howard in his feature film debut. The film stars Jake Holley, Colin McCalla, Riley Quinn Scott, Connor Storrie and Rib Hillis. The story follows a closeted high-school football player struggling to accept his identity.

Production

Riley was Benjamin Howard's feature film debut and it was inspired by his experiences as a student athlete. Howard, who is from East County, San Diego, said many sequences were filmed in places formative to his upbringing, including Mt. Helix Park. It was crowdfunded through Seed&Spark and was filmed in April 2022.

Howard described the range of colors in the film as a reflection of multiple character emotions and experiences. Shades of blue and light gray were used when Riley felt happy, while neutral and warmer tones mirrored his unfavorable or gloomy feelings.

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