Leaving small-town life in her dust, Adele moves wide-eyed to New York City, and her best friend Sara is stuck in their boring hometown. Separate for the first time in their lives, the film...
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Title: Not Waving But Drowning (2012)
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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| Vanessa Ray | ... | Adele | |
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Megan Guinan | ... | Sara |
| Lynn Cohen | ... | Sylvia | |
| Scott Bryce | ... | Damon | |
| Adam Driver | ... | Adam | |
| Isabelle McNally | ... | Kim | |
| Lili Reinhart | ... | Amy | |
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Ryan Munzert | ... | Big Guy |
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Keith Pratt | ... | Keith |
| Elizabeth Fendrick | ... | Maggie | |
| Ross Francis | |||
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Trinity Rose Smith | ... | Lila |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Carly J. Bales | ... | Candy Striper |
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Ford Barsi | ... | Handsome Boy 2 |
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Donavin Best | ... | Middle Aged Subway |
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Leaving small-town life in her dust, Adele moves wide-eyed to New York City, and her best friend Sara is stuck in their boring hometown. Separate for the first time in their lives, the film charts their new relationships, while beautiful background music sequences capture fleeting emotions as their lives move in unexpected directions. "Not Waving But Drowning" opens with the short film, "The Most Girl Part of You." Written by N. Emanuele
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Written by Lindsey Buckingham (uncredited)
Performed by Fleetwood Mac
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The title of the film is based on the poem by Stevie Smith "Not Waving But Drowning." See more »Soundtracks
Secondhand NewsWritten by Lindsey Buckingham (uncredited)
Performed by Fleetwood Mac
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I got a chance to watch this movie in one of it's promotional venues and I'm so glad I did! Not being a huge movie buff, I didn't know what to expect from seeing a film in that type of scenario. Firstly, the acting was superior to many other mainstream movies I've seen recently. In addition, the thoughtful plot provided refreshing insight into character development for this coming of age story. Never having experienced these characters' same situations, it really struck a balance for me with being novel and relatable at the same. It picks up on archetypal themes without being redundant. Plus the soundtrack is superb. If given the opportunity, I highly recommend you see this film.