Palo Alto

Palo Alto (2014) is a coming-of-age drama you can watch online on iFILM. A wealthy, sleepy California town, late-night parties, and parents who barely look up. Through it drift April, Teddy and their classmates, stuck at the age where a first crush and a first real mistake look exactly alike.

Shy April, played by Emma Roberts, plays on the school soccer team, and her coach, played by James Franco, crosses a line he shouldn't. Teddy, played by Jack Kilmer, draws, loves her, and can't find the words. His friend Fred keeps dragging everyone toward trouble that won't wash off with a hangover. None of these kids are villains; they simply have no adult worth leaning on. Nat Wolff, Val Kilmer and Margaret Qualley fill out the cast.

This is the directing debut of Gia Coppola, granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from a book of short stories by James Franco. It runs on mood rather than plot: hazy light, long silences, the sense that summer is about to end. Stream Palo Alto online on iFILM.