Alongside his substantial acting career (Mad Max: Fury Road, the X-Men franchise), Josh Helman branches out to directing with Kate Can’t Swim, a closely observed relationship drama that foregrounds some distinctly forthright sexual dynamics. Essentially a belated coming-of-age story about best friends separated by conflicting life choices, Helman’s feature may struggle to differentiate itself from a host of low-budget productions, although those similarities also place it sufficiently within the indie-film comfort zone to justify further festival pickups and perhaps VOD play.
Pushing 30, Brooklynite Kate (Celeste Arias) remains awkwardly adrift, despite the support of loving long-term boyfriend Pete (Grayson DeJesus)...
Pushing 30, Brooklynite Kate (Celeste Arias) remains awkwardly adrift, despite the support of loving long-term boyfriend Pete (Grayson DeJesus)...
- 1/23/2017
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Slamdance Film Festival, Park City’s other film festival that runs parallel to Sundance, begins this Friday, January 20 and will feature a host of independent film premieres, including actor Josh Helman’s directorial debut “Kate Can’t Swim.” The film follows Kate (Celeste Arias), a dissatisfied writer who leaves the city to spend a secluded weekend away with her boyfriend (Grayson DeJesus), her best friend Em (Jennifer Allcott) and Em’s new lover (Helman). Watch an exclusive trailer for the film below.
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“This film came out of a simple idea: how do we process the death of a friendship?” explains Helman “And the heart of our film is the relationship between Kate and Em — two independent spirits so deeply entwined that they would burn it all down to the ground for each other. We’ve all had relationships...
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“This film came out of a simple idea: how do we process the death of a friendship?” explains Helman “And the heart of our film is the relationship between Kate and Em — two independent spirits so deeply entwined that they would burn it all down to the ground for each other. We’ve all had relationships...
- 1/18/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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