Life in a Year is a 2020 American romantic drama film directed by Mitja Okorn, from a screenplay by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.

The film stars Jaden Smith, Cara Delevingne, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Nia Long.

Groomed to get into Harvard by his father Xavier, Daryn meets a girl named Isabelle one night while trying to sneak into a rapper’s concert and is instantly drawn to her.

Feeling offended and rejected, Isabelle and her drag queen, parental figure Phil leave and Daryn is left alone and depressed.

While driving, an upset Isabelle starts yelling and shouting at Daryn, distracting him so he crashes into a bush near the beach.

Daryn reconciles with Xavier and moves to New York City to pursue a career in music after graduating.

In March 2017, it was announced Cara Delevingne and Jaden Smith had joined the cast of the film, with Mitja Okorn directing from a screenplay by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.

[1] In April 2017, Terrence Howard, Stony Blyden, Nia Long, RZA and JT Neal joined the cast of the film.