Princess Cyd

Princess Cyd (2017)

High school athlete Cyd Loughlin lives alone with her depressive father in South Carolina, perpetually longing to get away from it all. When her aunt, famous novelist Miranda Ruth, agrees to host her for a few weeks during the summer, Cyd jumps at the opportunity. While there, she falls for a girl in the neighborhood, even as she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit.

Date of release
2017-11-03
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (161)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Stephen Cone

Casting

Interesting facts

Princess Cyd is a 2017 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Stephen Cone and starring Rebecca Spence, Jessie Pinnick, and Ro White.

Production

Principal photography for Princess Cyd took place in Chicago from August 31 to September 25, 2016. Cone had originally conceived the story as taking place in his childhood home of South Carolina, as with his 2011 breakout film The Wise Kids.

The character of Katie was written without any gender in mind; it was not decided until casting whether the character would be male, female, or non-binary.

Special permission was granted from James Baldwin's estate to use excerpts from his work during the dinner party scene.

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