The ill-fated summer romance is a story that has been told for decades in fiction. We’ve seen countless books, films, TV series, and other productions talk about the time in people’s lives when they meet someone during a hot summer day and a whirlwind romance begins. That’s exactly what happens in the upcoming film “Premature.” Though not everything is blissful for the film’s two leads.

In the trailer for “Premature,” we see that the two main characters begin this incredible journey together one summer in Harlem.

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“Premature” captures a young woman who knows she’s on the precipice of immense change, is hungry for that change, but when it finally comes is still surprised, hurt, yet ultimately strengthened by it. The second feature from director and co-writer Rashaad Ernesto Green, “Premature” gives a sensitive look at being young, black, and in love in New York City through the relationship of Ayana (Zora Howard) and Isaiah (Joshua Boone).

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