Chestnut
- Director: Jac Cron
- Writer: Jac Cron
- Producer: David Betesh, Leo Blumberg-Woll, Troy L. Coffee, Rhianon Jones, Nathan Marcus, Madeline Mccloskey, Robert Schwartzman, Lizzie Shapiro, Lexi Tannenholtz
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Named for a street in Philly’s Castro-equivalent neighborhood, Chestnut is an emotional drama steeped in sodium street lights and bar-sign neon, following a young woman through the complex, sexually charged liminal space between college and full adulthood.
Reluctant to leave Philadelphia to take the finance job waiting for her in Los Angeles, aspiring writer Annie (Stranger Things’ Natalia Dyer) meets party girl Tyler (Fargo’s Rachel Keller) and the more reserved, thoughtful Danny (Top Gun: Maverick’s Danny Ramirez), employees of a nearby restaurant, out at a bar. Annie is immediately attracted to Tyler, who pulls Annie into her social circle of locals. Compelled but also confused by where she stands with code-switching Tyler, Annie spends the summer bar-hopping, ghosting her college bestie Jason (Titans’ Chella Man), and avoiding her father’s long-distance career encouragement. But Annie knows she’s on borrowed time, and making a choice about her future is inevitable.
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Cast & Characters
Natalia Dyer (as Annie)
Rachel Keller (as Tyler)
Danny Ramirez (as Danny)
Chella Man (as Jason)
Caleb Eberhardt (as Connor)
Haniq Best (as Alicia)
Jeff Mark (as Fred)
Penny O'Brien (as Noah)
John Jezior (as Bill)
Lauren LaVera (as Haley)
Nathaniel Wood (as Isaac)
Eric Francis Melaragni (as Scott)
Thandiwe McMillan (as College Woman 1)
Emilie Krause (as College Woman 2)
Scott Johnson (as Bouncer)
John Fiduccia (as Bar Patron)
Christy Fleshman (as Bar Patron)
Melanie Griffiths (as Bar Patron)
Christopher McDaniel (as Bar Patron)
Ian Moore (as Bar patron)
Daniel Murphy (as Bar Patron)
Rebecca Paone (as Bar Patron)
Lindsay Michelle Reed (as Bartender)
Brittany Stanicky (as Bar Patron)