A Teacher is a 2013 independent drama film about a female high school teacher's illicit sexual relationship with a male student that turns from infatuation into obsession. This is the first feature film directed by Hannah Fidell. Principal photography for the film took place in Austin, Texas.
The film had its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2013. The film was released on video on demand on August 20, 2013, prior to being released in a limited release on September 6, 2013, in the United States.Synopsis
The film starts with Diana Watts (Lindsay Burdge) jogging, and driving to school, where she teaches English, to a class full of students. After school, Watts goes to the bar with her roommate and best friend Sophia (Jennifer Prediger). At the bar, Sophia finds out Diana is texting someone named Eric, she asks who he is and how she met him, and Diana replies she met him at school. Later, Watts is seen waiting in her car, a car pulls up, it is revealed to be Eric (Will Brittain), He goes in Diana's car, where they have sex.
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