<P> In 2011, Mason is lectured by his photography teacher, who sees his potential but is disappointed in his lack of ambition and hard work . Mason attends a party and meets Sheena, who becomes his girlfriend . After Mason arrives home late one night from a party, a drunk Jim confronts Mason about his late hours . Olivia and Jim eventually split up . </P> <P> In 2012, Mason and Sheena visit Samantha at the University of Texas at Austin, where they share their hopes and fears about college, staying up late to watch the sunrise . Samantha's roommate discovers them asleep together in her dormitory . </P> <P> In May 2013, during the end of Mason's senior year in high school, he has a painful breakup with Sheena, wins the silver medal in a state photography contest, and is awarded college scholarship money . Mason's family throws him a graduation party and toasts his success . Mason Sr. gives him advice about his breakup . Planning to sell the house and downsize, Olivia meets Samantha and Mason for lunch and asks them to sort through their possessions . Later that year, as Mason prepares to leave his mother's new apartment for college, Olivia breaks down, disillusioned by how quickly life has passed . At Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Mason moves into his dorm room and meets his new roommate Dalton, Dalton's girlfriend Barb, and Barb's roommate Nicole . Mason eats a cannabis edible or mushroom chocolate given to him by Barb and the group goes hiking at Big Bend Ranch State Park . Nicole shares with Mason her belief that, rather than people seizing moments, moments seize people, to which Mason agrees . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <P> Family </P> <Ul> <Li> Patricia Arquette as Olivia Evans </Li> <Li> Ellar Coltrane as Mason Evans Jr . </Li> <Li> Lorelei Linklater as Samantha Evans </Li> <Li> Ethan Hawke as Mason Evans Sr . </Li> <Li> Libby Villari as Catherine: Olivia's mother </Li> <Li> Marco Perella as Bill Welbrock: Olivia's second husband </Li> <Li> Brad Hawkins as Jim: Olivia's boyfriend </Li> <Li> Jamie Howard as Mindy Welbrock: Bill's daughter </Li> <Li> Andrew Villarreal as Randy Welbrock: Bill's son </Li> <Li> Jenni Tooley as Annie: Mason Sr.'s second wife </Li> <Li> Richard Andrew Jones as Annie's father </Li> <Li> Karen Jones as Annie's mother </Li> <Li> Bill Wise as Steve Evans: Mason Sr.'s brother </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <P> Acquaintances </P> <Ul> <Li> Zoe Graham as Sheena: Mason Jr.'s girlfriend </Li> <Li> Charlie Sexton as Jimmy: Mason Sr.'s roommate and friend </Li> <Li> Barbara Chisholm as Carol: Olivia's friend </Li> <Li> Cassidy Johnson as Abby: Carol's daughter </Li> <Li> Richard Robichaux as Mason's boss </Li> <Li> Steven Chester Prince as Ted: Olivia's boyfriend </Li> <Li> Tom McTigue as Mr. Turlington: Mason Jr.'s photography teacher </Li> <Li> Will Harris as Sam's boyfriend at college </Li> <Li> Andrea Chen as Sam's college roommate </Li> <Li> Maximillian McNamara as Dalton: Mason Jr.'s college roommate </Li> <Li> Taylor Weaver as Barb: Dalton's girlfriend </Li> <Li> Jessi Mechler as Nicole: Barb's roommate </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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