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
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