Try Harder! Explained

Try Harder!
Director:Debbie Lum
Music:Diana Salier
Distributor:Greenwich Entertainment
Runtime:85 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$32,432[1]

Try Harder! is a 2021 American documentary film, directed and produced by Debbie Lum. It follows students at Lowell High School as they apply and hope for admission to the college of their dreams.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021. It was released on December 3, 2021, by Greenwich Entertainment.

Synopsis

Students at Lowell High School apply and hope for admission to the college of their dreams.[2]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021.[3] It also screened at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival on June 2, 2021.[4] [5] It also screened at AFI Docs in June 2021.[6] In August 2021, Greenwich Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.[7] It was released on December 3, 2021.[8] The film also aired on Independent Lens on PBS on May 2, 2022.[9] [10]

Reception

Box office

In its opening weekend, the film earned $27,815 from 5 theaters.[11]

Critical response

Try Harder received positive reviews from film critics. [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. 13648160 . Try Harder! (2021) . . December 11, 2021.
  2. Web site: Try Harder. ITVS. June 4, 2021.
  3. Web site: Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright. Variety. Peter. Debruge. December 15, 2020. June 4, 2021.
  4. Web site: Try Harder. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. June 4, 2021.
  5. Web site: 24th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Official Selections. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. June 4, 2021.
  6. Web site: AFI Docs Festival Slate Includes 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain'. Variety. Pat. Saperstein. May 26, 2021. May 26, 2021.
  7. Web site: Greenwich Entertainment Acquires 'Try Harder!,' Grade A Doc On High School Kids Facing College App Pressure. Deadline Hollywood. Matthew. Carey. August 19, 2021. August 19, 2021.
  8. Web site: New Fall Movies 2021: Here Are More Than 125 Coming Soon. The New York Times. Ben. Kenigsberg. September 17, 2021. October 10, 2021.
  9. Web site: 'Try Harder!' Review: Endearing, Alarming Doc on Senior-Year College-Application Hope and Heartbreak. Variety. Jessica. Kiang. January 30, 2021. June 4, 2021.
  10. Web site: Try Harder!. Independent Lens. PBS. May 2, 2022. May 3, 2022.
  11. Web site: Domestic 2021 Weekend 49. Box Office Mojo. December 8, 2021.
  12. Web site: Try Harder! . .
  13. Web site: Try Harder (2021). . December 4, 2021 .

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