Summer We Broke the Rules

​Seventeen-year-old Maya Sterling has always played it safe, sticking strictly to the expectations set by her family and aiming for a predictable future. But as the final summer before senior year arrives, the quiet rooftop of her apartment building becomes her refuge-and the place where she re-connects with Julian Vance, her distant childhood neighbor who has grown into a reserved, brooding artist.

​Bound by tight curfews, strict family rivalries, and a pact to stay focused on their college applications, Maya and Julian make a secret pact of their own: one summer to ignore the boundaries holding them back. Together with their small crew of friends, they capture wild midnight adventures, rooftop sunsets, and spontaneous road trips on Polaroid film, documenting every moment they dare to live out loud.

​As the lines between friendship and something deeper begin to blur, the mounting pressure from their families and a looming fallout threaten to pull them apart. With the summer slipping away, Maya and Julian must decide whether breaking the rules will destroy their carefully built worlds-or finally give them the courage to stay together.