Relative

Relative (2022)

Is the nest half-empty or half-full?

As various members of the Frank family come together for a college graduation party in Chicago, they find their bonds being tested -- and strengthened -- in surprising ways.

Date of release
2022-03-12
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Director
Michael Glover Smith

Casting

Interesting facts

Relative is a 2022 American drama/comedy feature film written and directed by Michael Glover Smith. The film is about a family reunion centered on a college graduation party in Chicago. It premiered at the 2022 Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa, Florida where actor Cameron Scott Roberts won the Grand Jury award for Best Performance.

Background and production

It was announced in 2021 that the film was being produced by Newcity/Chicago Film Project and would star Twin Peaks' Wendy Robie and Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble member Francis Guinan.

In an interview with Split-Tooth Media, Smith said, "[A]ll of my films are really about love, which is the only subject that interests me". He noted that the inspiration for Relative was to stretch himself as a writer/director by examining, for the first time, familial relationships, which he claimed "are a lot more complicated than the ones you have with a friend or a romantic partner".

Relative was shot over a span of two weeks in the summer of 2021 in Chicago and the near-north suburbs.

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