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 the Official Candidate for the 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