Themes: Questioning Sexuality, Drug Addiction, Mothers and Daughters
Main Cast: Angela Redman, Nina Landey, Annette Miller, Robert Harte, Shawn Nee
Release Year: 2001
Country: US
Run Time: 94 minutes
Plot
A woman trying to come out of the closet must contend with her family, whose closets have some skeletons of their own in this independent drama. Casey (Angela Redman) is a woman from an upper class Massachusetts family whose mother (Annette Miller) expected her to go into business or one of the professions. Casey, however, has developed an interest in commercial fishing and is pursuing that as an occupation, much to her mother's chagrin. However, this is hardly Casey's biggest point of contention with her parents; Casey is a lesbian, but her parents not only openly disapprove of her lifestyle, they're openly hostile to Alex (Nina Landey), Casey's significant other. While Casey is grudgingly invited to the family's holiday celebration, Alex is not, but it turns out that Alex knows Casey's family better than they imagine; Alex makes her living counseling young people with drug problems, and one of her new clients is Casey's younger brother. Treading Water was the first feature from director Lauren Himmel; the film was shown in competition at the 2001 Seattle Film Festival, as well as the same year's Los Angeles Outfest. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Angela Redman
Nina Landey
Annette Miller
Robert Harte
Shawn Nee
Richard Snee; Lysa Apostle; Linda Robinson; Morgan Nevins; Robert Pemberton; Gideon Banner; Carrie Frazier
Credit
Julia Hollinger - Co-producer, Lauren Himmel - Director, Lauren Himmel - Editor, Kristopher Carter - Composer (Music Score), Lauren Himmel - Producer, Lauren Himmel - Screenwriter, Julia Hollinger - Screenwriter
