'' Columbus '' is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Kogonada , his feature directorial debut . The film stars John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson , and follows the son of a renowned architecture scholar who gets stranded in Columbus , Indiana , and strikes up a friendship with a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library . The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on August 4 , 2017 , by the Sundance Institute , receiving acclaim from critics
2017 Sundance Film Festival
2017 Sundance Film Festival
Columbus (2017 film)