Stephen Cone, Writer/Producer/Actor/Director
About the Filmmaker | About the Film | Tour Dates & Locations | web site
| About the Filmmaker |
| Stephen Cone (Writer/Producer/Director/Austin) moved to Chicago in July of 2004. While dabbling in the Chicago theatre scene, he founded Cone Arts in 2005 to faciliate the making of his own films. Since then, he has written and directed the short films “Church Story,” “Young Wives” (co-production with Collaboraction; screened at 2007 LA Shorts Fest) and “7 Experiments,” as well as his medium-length feature debut “The Christians” (with Split Pillow; screened at Gene Siskel Film Center; Philadelphia Independent Film Festival; NewFilmmakers @ Anthology Film Archives) and his first two full-length features “In Memoriam” (Gene Siskel Film Center, Big Muddy Film Festival, Buffalo/Niagara Film Festival) and The Wise Kids. |
| About the Film |
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A thoughtful and evocative coming-of-age drama, The Wise Kids takes place in the transitional space between high school and college, when life seems to be all questions, no answers, and the future is scarily wide open. Set in and around a Charleston, SC Baptist church, weaving through this ensemble piece are three main characters - Brea, an introspective pastor's daughter experiencing debilitating doubt; the hyperactive Laura, Brea's best friend and a devout believer; and Tim, the open-hearted son of a single father, confronting his homosexuality for the first time. Tensions and buried feelings abound, as colleges are chosen, adults behave badly, and Brea, Laura and Tim attempt to hang onto what they have, all the while yearning to break free.
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Tour Dates & Locations
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Venue
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City, State
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| Tuesday, October 4, 2011 |
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art |
Auburn, AL |
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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Acadiana Center for the Arts
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Lafayette, LA
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
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Clarkston Community Center
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Clarkston, GA
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| Monday, October 10, 2011 |
Chattanooga Film Society |
Chattanooga, TN |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
East Carolina University |
Greenville, NC |
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Morris Museum of Art
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Augusta, GA
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