Sundance 2021 Exclusive: Chatting With The Cast Of ‘First Date’
Among the films making its world premiere in the NEXT section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival is First Date, written, directed and produced Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp and starring Tyson Brown, Shelby Duclos, Jesse Janzen, Nicole Berry, Ryan Quinn Adams, and Brandon Kraus.
Mike (Tyson Brown), a high school kid with a crush, finally summons the courage to ask Kelsey (Shelby Duclos) out on a date. With a date but no wheels, Mike borrows money and gets duped into buying a clunker ’65 Chrysler. Although many a first date goes awry, Mike’s swiftly descends into a surreal misadventure that finds him inexplicably targeted by a pair of cops, a criminal gang, and a vengeful cat lady—with all roads leading to a showdown.
Shot in Valley Springs, California, the film features the film debut for most of its cast. BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales caught up with co-director Crosby, Kraus, who also produced the film, and the two leads Brown and Duclos
