WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY

Aimee Pham + Kai Sampadian

(CAA + Untitled)

In a weeklong college recruitment tour across Illinois, two admissions officers with opposing views of the college admissions system must confront the uneasy reality of deciding who gets to move forward, while their own futures remain uncertain.

SAG/UPA

PRODUCED BY

Elias Ginsberg, Christian Vergara, Danni Varenhorst, Jake Prine

CO-PRODUCED BY

Danni Varenhorst, Sophie Pelosi and Jillian Le, and Olivia Schwartz.

We’re documenting our journey…

Calling all chicagoans with a college essay! We’re looking for people to read their real college essays on camera this month! open to anyone in the chicagoland area: 📝 high school grads, seniors, future students 📝 community college transfer
Want to be in an upcoming film?! We want YOUR videos! We are looking for authentic college acceptance, waitlist, or rejection videos. We want your most explosive and emotional reaction videos, whether you checked the portal alone in your car after
We are casting for our feature film @admissionsmovie, set to shoot in Summer 2026 in Chicago, Illinois, with director/writers @aimeepham & @kaisampadian and producers @elias_ginsberg, @chris.vergara, & @dannivarenhorst This is a paid lead r

For us, this feature film is the next chapter - and we’re documenting everything. Because the characters in this film are living through the same uncertainty that we’re experiencing while we make it.