After receiving a frantic phone call from his ex-girlfriend (Emilie de Ravin), teenage loner Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) learns that her dead body has been found. This sets Brendan on a dogged journey through the dark underbelly of his high school to uncover the truth about her murder. Yes, Brick takes the classic hard-boiled film noir story and sets it down in most high stake universe of all: High School.

The result is pretty near perfect, from its brilliantly conceived teenage underworld to its unique slang lexicon, to its ragged, rumpled, and hurting Philip Marlowe-esque protagonist played expertly by JGL — who at the time was just on the cusp of his post Third Rock from the Sun career explosion.

Selected for Film Feels Curious by our very own LUMI Young Programmers, Brick is a modern marvel of cleverly conceived and sharply executed indie filmmaking. Do yourself a favour and get lost in its world awhile on the big screen.

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This screening is part of Film Feels Curious, a UK-wide cinema season, supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network. Explore all films and events at filmfeels.co.uk.