A Kid Like Jake
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6/1/2018Runtime
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On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.
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A thoughtful examination of parental anxiety and competing values as a couple grapples with how to navigate their young son's gender expression within the pressures of elite education. It's an intimate family drama that takes its characters' internal conflicts seriously without easy answers.
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