Don’t You Let Me Go
by Ana Guevara & Leticia Jorge
Synopsis
Logline
In the wake of her best friend’s death, Adela embarks on a journey through time to a distant autumn, where Elena eagerly awaits, armed with detective novels and the warmth of a crackling fire. A tale of timeless sisterhood and celebration of life, Adela must confront her grief and unravel the mysteries that bind them together.
Specifications
Uruguay 74min 16:9 5.1 Spanish
Written and Directed by
Ana Guevara & Leticia Jorge
Produced by
Agustina Chiarino (Bocacha Films)
With
Chiara Hourcade
Victoria Jorge
Eva Dans
Crew
DoP: Yarará Rodríguez
Production Designer: Cecilia Guerriero
Sound: Rafael Álvarez, Juan Ignacio Giobio
Editor: Lucía Casal, Stephanie Tabárez
Music: Luciano Supervielle
Festivals
DON’T YOU LET ME GO is nominated as Best Ibero American Film for the 39th GOYA Awards
Tribeca Festival – NORA EPHRON AWARD
AFI Latin American Film Festival
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival – BEST FILM AWARD
Cinemaissí Film Festival
Mostra de Sao Paulo – International Perspective
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali – International Competition
Festival de Huelva Cine Iberoamericano – Features Competition
Festival Cineuropa en Santiago de Compostela – Panorama Internacional
Singapore International Film Festival – Horizons
2025
Göteborg Film Festival – Voyages
Bengaluru International Film Festival
Panorama Coisa Cinema (Brazil)
BAFICI (Argentina)
Festival de Cine Pobre (Cuba)
PRESS QUOTES
HIGH ON FILM written by Debanjan Dhar
Richly Beguiling, Dreamlike Burrowing Out of Grief
An exquisite, life-affirming little marvel
An exultation in the expansive wonder and joy of a time supposed to have been lost forever
SCREEN ANARCHY written by Peter Martin
Wishful and wistful
a thoughtful, imaginative journey into memory
MOVIE JAWN written by Gary Kramer
A lovely, poignant drama
delivers a magical realist ending, feels like the most appropriate payoff
SUNSHINE ESTATE written by Borja Izuzquiza
stand out in the way it ultimately resonates.
A poignant look into the transcendency of Sisterhood