Don't Let Me Drown (2009)
I caught this on HBO the other day and I was very impressed, and quite taken by this film. "Don't let Me Drown" is the story of two Latino kids who fall in love in a post 911 New York. The film is directed by Cruz Angeles, and it is also written by him and Maria Topete . The film is beautifully shot by Chad Davidson , and it uses it's New York locations well. Both families are from working class parents who in some way are touched by the events of 911. The filmmakers in an interview had an idea about the film as they saw events transpire in New York. It reminded of them when they were growing up in Los Angeles during the crack epidemic where fear and violence was a common thing. The director Mr Angeles said in an interview that after the events of 911 fear seemed to sweep the city, and it affected many people. In the film the two families are knee deep in the 911 events. One family has lost a daughter, and the other whose dad ...