Don't Let Me Drown
Project Details
Synopsis: Two young people are brought together by a tragedy that has touched both of their families in this refreshing and honest love story. Stefanie (Gleendilys Inoa) is a teenaged girl whose family has moved to Brooklyn shortly after the September 11 terrorist attack, which claimed the life of Stephanie's sister. Meanwhile, Lalo (E.J. Bonilla) comes from a family that struggles financially and Lalo's father works sifting through the debris at Ground Zero. Stephanie meets Lalo at a party in a city park, and while she's not sure how she feels about him at first, he's immediately infatuated with her and as he pursues her, they discover how much they have in common and they find themselves falling in love.

Cast: E.J. Bonilla, Gleendilys Inoa, Damian Alcazar, Richardo Chavira, Gina Torres, Yareli Arizmendi

Director(s): Cruz Angeles

Language: English

Genre(s): Drama, African Americans, Latin, Romance

Don't Let Me Drown (DVD)

MSRP: $14.98

Release Date: 10/5/2010
Catalog #: ARX6651DVD  
Rating: R Rating Reason: for pervasive language and some sexual references
Color Format: Color Run Time: 99 mins Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 16x9: YES Number of Disc: 1
Language: English Closed Captioned: NO Subtitles: English, Spanish
Country of Origin: United States of America
Special Features:
  • Trailer
  • Reviews:
    "…A WORLD OF SURPRISING BEAUTY, peopled by DELICATELY DRAWN CHARACTER." — New York Magazine

    "ONE OF THE BEST film portraits yet of New York City in the aftermath of 9/11…Sundance has again given us NEW TALENT TO WATCH." — The Hollywood Reporter

    "…it SHINES BRIGHT like any FRESH NEW AMERICAN LOVE STORY should." — Film School Rejects