My Review and Thoughts:
Melora Walters (Boogie Nights, Magnolia) is on a role! (and in many as well). She’s not only starred in Pen15 this summer, but also just released her feature film Drowning! She’s breaking boundaries not only as a female filmmaker but in storytelling through film at large.
I found the movie a little hard to follow. It's like being inside of Rosie's head and what people are saying to her because she's annoying them. She's really bothered by the fact that her son joined the military reserves. She keeps thinking that he's going to die. Seems as though she has some anxiety issues, which some of us do. She's inside of her own head so much that she seems almost depressed. The movie ends weird to me. It's worth watching if you like these kinds of movies. Melora Walters is a great actress though!
Secures North American Release from Gravitas Ventures;
Film Debuts October 20 on all Digital VOD Platforms
Melora Walters, Gil Bellows, Jay Mohr, Joanna Going, Steven Swadling, Sergio Rizzuto and Mira Sorvino Star in Walters’ Second Film
Gravitas Ventures has released actress-turned-writer/director Melora Walters’ film DROWNING is now available on all North American digital VOD platforms.
Debuting in October 2019 at the Rome Film Festival and concluding its festival run it Italy this summer at The Marateale— among the first international film festivals to take place since the pandemic began—Walters took home “Best Director” and the festival also honored star Mira Sorvino with the “La Marateale International Award” for her career and her commitment to the advancement of women in film. DROWNING stars Walters (MAGNOLIA) directing her second feature (the first was this summer’s WATERLILY JAGUAR). The film also stars Emmyâ-winners Gil Bellows (PATRIOT) and Jay Mohr (GO); Joanna Going (KINGDOM),; Steven Swadling (KICKBOXER; THE CLEARING); Sergio Rizzuto (HARD KILL); and the Oscarâ-winning Mira Sorvino (MIGHTY APHRODITE, Hollywood). Rizzuto and Walters also serve as producers; and Swadling as an executive producer.
DROWNING recounts the story of a mother coming to terms with her emotions as her only son is deployed to war. Walters, whose son was deployed to Iraq and Syria, also wrote the film, inspired by her own experiences. The film explores the grief and depression that many families of service members struggle to reconcile with back at home. As such the film follows Rose (Walters) as she crosses paths with strangers and confides in close friends, grappling with her own faults to discover meaning in life.
Christopher Backus (JETT; WATERLILY JAGUAR), Sarah Butler (I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE), and Jim O’Heir (SMOTHERED BY MOTHERS) round out the cast. DROWNING was produced by Rizzuto for his Potato Eater Productions, Albert Chi, Rory Rooney, Walters, and Jerry Ying. Swadling served as an executive producer under his Room in the Sky Films production banner.
Walters is in the midst of a career high, having released her directorial debut WATERLILY JAGUAR in June, starred in the horror-Western THE PALE DOOR in August, co-starring in the current hit Hulu Original series PEN15, and is starring in PINK SKIES AHEAD, debuted in October 2020.
DROWNING
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 83 Minutes
Rating: NR
Language: English
Audio: Dolby 5.1, AAC, Close-Captioned in English
Director/Writer: Melora Walters
Executive Producer: Steven Michael Swadling
Director of Photography: Christopher Soos
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Disclosure: I received a private screener of the movie from a PR agency in exchange for my post. No other compensation was exchanged or received.
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