What makes "Honor Society" stand out from the crowd — in addition to the wonderful performances by the cast — is the genuine friendship that is at its core. Such bonds in teenage-hood immediately take us back to our own high school experiences: Despite any contrasts between the jocks or the theater kids or the AP history students who couldn't get enough of homework, we all (for the most part) enjoyed each other's differences. For Amy Keum, her journey on set reminded her of her musical theater days and the joys she took from performing, and she was able to directly relate her background to Kennedy Smith's character arc.

"It was actually quite fun and helpful to be able to bring that kind of [musical theater] knowledge into the rehearsal — not even just the rehearsal room. It felt like a rehearsal room being back in theater club," Keum told us. "Being on set and getting to feel a little more at home, [I was] like, 'I know what this space is. I lived this. This is what it's like to be at rehearsal. This is how I'd move through the space and how I'd interact with people.' Those experiences definitely did inform my work in the film."