As of Yet
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| name = As of Yet
| image = As_of_Yet_2021_film.png
| alt = The poster depicts the writer, co-director, and star Taylor Garron in a towel looking straight ahead. She's in front of a wall with bold shaped print.
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| director = Taylor Garron
Chanel James
| producer = Taylor Garron
Ashley Edouard
| screenplay = Taylor Garron
| based_on =
| starring = Taylor Garron
Eva Victor
Ayo Edebiri
Quinta Brunson
Amir Khan
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| studio = Duplass Brothers Productions
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| released = {{Film date|2021|06|11|Tribeca}}
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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As of Yet is a 2021 American comedy film written by Taylor Garron and co-directed with Chanel James. Garron also stars. It premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, where it received the Nora Ephron Award.
Plot
The film "centers on Naomi (Garron), who navigates a problematic roommate and a burgeoning romance, all while locked down during the coronavirus pandemic."{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=2021-06-09|title=Duplass Brothers Productions Unveils First Clips From Tribeca-Premiering Features 'As Of Yet' And '7 Days'|url=https://deadline.com/video/duplass-brothers-productions-unveils-clips-as-of-yet-7-days-tribeca-film-festival/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}
Cast
- Taylor Garron as Naomi, a young woman based in Brooklyn, trying to adjust to life at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Eva Victor as Sara, Naomi's roommate, who goes to Florida to stay with her parents during the pandemic lockdown
- Amir Khan as Reed, a man Naomi meets through a dating app
- Quinta Brunson as Lyssa, one of Naomi's best friends
- Ayo Edebiri as Khadijah, another of Naomi's best friends
- Paula Akpan as Sadie, Naomi's British cousin
{{Cite web|last=Gyarkye|first=Lovia|date=2021-06-15|title='As of Yet': Film Review {{!}} Tribeca 2021|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/as-of-yet-film-tribeca-2021-1234967990/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}
Production
Taylor Garron and Chanel James co-directed As of Yet, which Garron also wrote and in which she also stars.{{Cite web|last=Clark|first=Anne Victoria|date=2021-06-18|title=Taylor Garron and Chanel James Made a Whole Movie From Separate Homes|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/taylor-garron-chanel-james-tell-us-how-as-of-yet-was-made.html|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Vulture|language=en-us}} The pair worked together previously on James' directorial debut The Things We Do When We’re Alone.{{cn|date=December 2023}} The Duplass Brothers produced the film with Garron and Ashley Edouard.
The majority of the film is depicted though Facetime calls and video diary entries.
Release
The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in June 2021.{{Cite web|title=Everything You Need to Know About the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival|url=https://vman.com/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2021-tribeca-film-festival/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Vman|date=11 June 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Acevedo|first=Joyzel|date=2021-06-23|title=Director Taylor Garron Wants to Let People of Color Be Mediocre on Screen|url=https://jezebel.com/director-taylor-garron-wants-to-let-people-of-color-be-1847150978|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Jezebel|language=en-us}} It later screened at the Philadelphia Film Festival.{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=6abc Digital|date=2021-10-07|title=30th Philadelphia Film Festival {{!}} Full line-up of movies|url=https://6abc.com/11089299/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=ABC Philadelphia|language=en}}
Reception
The film received mainly positive reception. In a positive review, Lovia Gyarkye wrote in The Hollywood Reporter, "Garron and Victor’s portrayal of friends who are struggling to understand each other’s point of view is refreshingly honest and appropriately cringey. Conversations are at the heart of As of Yet, and Garron manages to capture how they ebb and flow with the different rhetorical quirks people develop." Candice Frederick of TheGrio noted that "nothing is particularly innovative about its style", but also described the film as "engaging to watch obviously resonant reflections of life’s new challenges articulated on screen".{{Cite web|last=Frederick|first=Candice|date=2021-06-11|title=2021 Tribeca Festival: 'As of Yet' reflects life's new challenges on screen|url=https://thegrio.com/2021/06/11/2021-tribeca-festival-as-of-yet-reflects-lifes-new-challenges-on-screen/|access-date=2021-11-03|website=TheGrio|language=en-US}}
M.G. Mailloux of In Review Online praised her acting: "Garron is charismatic and lively as a performer, her presence never deflating or grating", but also stated that "as of yet never quite figures out how to say all that it wants to say without forsaking nuance or elegance".{{Cite web|date=2021-06-12|title=as of yet {{!}} Taylor Garron & Chanel James|url=https://inreviewonline.com/2021/06/12/as-of-yet/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=In Review Online|language=en-US}}
Awards and nominations
- 2021 – Tribeca Film Festival, Nora Ephron Award, Winner{{Cite web|last=Lattanzio|first=Ryan|date=2021-06-17|title=Tribeca Festival Unveils 2021 Jury Award Winners|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/tribeca-film-festival-2021-award-winners-1234645333/|access-date=2021-11-02|website=IndieWire|language=en}}
- 2021 – Denver International Film Festival, American Independent Film Award, Nominee
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=tt14494520}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/as_of_yet/reviews As of Yet] at Rotten Tomatoes
Category:American comedy films
Category:Films shot in New York City
Category:Films set in Brooklyn
Category:American independent films
Category:American films about the COVID-19 pandemic
Category:Duplass Brothers Productions films