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The School Duel
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The School Duel

Drama
1h 32mDir. Todd Wiseman Jr.(2024)
Apr 24, 2026
Alamo Drafthouse, New York, NY

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In-person Q&A with filmmaker Todd Wiseman Jr. following the screening In a near-future Florida where gun control has been abolished, the state’s ambitious governor (Oscar Nuñez, The Office ) introduces a chilling solution to school shootings: a state-wide, televised fight-to-the-death competition known as "The School Duel." Sammy, a troubled 13-year-old, secretly enlists against his mother’s wishes, seduced by promises of purpose, patriotism, and notoriety. But as the deadly spectacle unfolds, that dream begins to crumble. The debut feature from director Todd Wiseman Jr., THE SCHOOL DUEL is a provocative dystopian thriller about fear, manipulation, and one of the most brazenly political

Screening Info

Friday, April 24, 2026

12:00 PM EDT

Alamo Drafthouse

New York, NY

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Cast

Kue Lawrence

Kue Lawrence

Samuel Miller

Christina Brucato

Christina Brucato

Beth Miller

Oscar Nuñez

Oscar Nuñez

Governor Anthony 'The Ram' Ramiro

Jamad Mays

Jamad Mays

Coach Williams

Eugenie Bondurant

Eugenie Bondurant

Principal Wigton

Clayton Royal Johnson

Clayton Royal Johnson

James

Michael Sean Tighe

Michael Sean Tighe

Captain Stegmann

Thomas Philip O'Neill

Thomas Philip O'Neill

Pastor Mark

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