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Tuesday, 14 February 2023

The shocking true story of a thirty-something man posing as a high school student

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What happens when a 30+ year-old man pretends to be a teenage student? My Old School is a collection of interviews with the former classmates of a man who, at the age of 32, posed as a high school student for an entire year. Brandon Lee (not his real name) seemed uncharacteristically mature for a 16-year-old when he transferred to Bearsden Academy in Glasgow in 1993, but his classmates were none the wiser that he was nearly twice their age. One of his former classmates, Jono McLeod, directs this documentary which draws on Lee’s own recollection of events. Lee agrees to be interviewed but not to appear on camera, so actor Alan Cumming lip-syncs Lee’s words. Several of Lee’s other classmates are interviewed, frequently in pairs, and it’s quite entertaining watching them try to piece together each other's memories. Videos taken during Lee’s time at the school are, however, the most shocking — particularly footage of him starting in the school performance of South Pacific. Check out the trailer here (watch, runtime: 2:10) or catch the documentary on AppleTV or Hulu.

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