Homer Gere

A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Bret Easton Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending his world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.

In mid-2000s rural Pennsylvania, a grieving teen sifts through his mother’s MiniDV footage for evidence of the pollution he believes killed her, while his younger sister drifts into a strange, feral grief.

In a sardonic twist on collegiate rivalries and societal norms, "American Pledge" delves into the life of Benny, an anxious college freshman determined to transform his social status by pledging to the infamous Sigma Beta Phi fraternity. As Benny navigates the murky waters of frat politics, identity crises, and the pursuit of acceptance, he uncovers a scandalous past that threatens to repeat itself.