How Deep is the Ocean

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Cinder C I love the way that the film is bookended with shots by the ocean. This film is a lovely intimate portrait of a young woman trying to make it in the big city. It’s relatable and intimate. Really nice cinematography and soundtrack. The performances are great and I truly did not expect the ending. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/25 Full Review Alec C If you’re looking to spend 78 minutes with a cast of characters that will read as real to you as the heros, villains and side characters in your own life, this is the film for you. Eleanor isn’t the most likeable, and you’ll only think you know her by the end of the film, but there’s a level of impressiveness that will wrap itself around you by the end of the film. Between Andrew Walsh’s pacing and the film’s atmosphere, there’s a great synergy in storytelling that’s rounded out by Olivia Fildes’ sympathetic vulnerability hiding behind a veneer of frosty unlikeability. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review Catherane S Filmmaker Andrew Walsh has created an interesting, intimate view of a young woman flailing as she tries to make her way. She comes to Melbourne with no money or prospects, moves into a house with an alcoholic, older man, then immediately shows her passive-aggressive side at her first job when she is angry. The layers begin to peel back. We learn what became of her father for one. She has a propensity to choose the wrong friends and lovers, while rejecting the good and decent chap (Matt Weatheritt). Mr. Weatheritt and Olivia Feldes, who plays the lead, are both wonderful with great presence and authenticity. Overall the improvisation works well in this piece. Worth a look. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Rinoj V Life is difficult for her, but somehow she starts a new life in a new place with the determination to overcome it all and she has to face more difficult life experiences one after another like a curse. Despite choosing many paths in life, she becomes helpless when the results keep getting worse and worse. Director Andrew Walsch done a great job by telling a story normally very hard to say. He's diving into the real life circumstances and explaining how terrible it can be for anyone to start a new life in a new place. It is not necessary that everything goes perfect as you think. Lead role Olivia shouldered the character perfectly. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Kolo P This film is probably a common tragic story for wandering youth or young adults where the protagonist Eleanor seems to aimlessly drift from one pointless human encounter striving to find some meaning or happiness. We know fairly little about her apart from her broken family history back in Adelaide and interestingly she spurns the advances of the one character who may likely give her the comfort and security that she really needs in her wandering life. Despite the occasionally obvious improv dialogue the film actually has a more realistic script than many indie films that try to create natural speech interactions and results in a jumble of words that people often use if conversation. How Deep is the Ocean is a thoughtful film that does a good job of exploring the loneliness that runaway youth or drifters experience each day. The long unbroken scene takes will likely challenge those with a 3 second attention span but the beauty is in the ability to stop and watch the characters closely and in this Director Andrew Walsh gives us full serving. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review D A Genuine and Authentic Coming of Age "How Deep is the Ocean" is a moving and poignant coming of age indie film that starts out with waves crashing on the beach and a faceless woman walking into the ocean fully clothed. We quickly meet Eleanor Gray (Olivia Fildes) a young woman who has recently moved to Melbourne and rents a room from Roy (Cris Cochrane) an alcoholic older man who despite the fact has a roof over his head is as lost as Eleanor. After landing at Roy's, Eleanor loses her job and we start to witness the inner waves of Eleanor, a young woman looking for answers in all the wrong places. A series of events begin to unravel taking Eleanor deeper and deeper on a path she's not sure why she's on-only that she is. Writer-Director Andrew Walsh captures the film in true indie fashion letting his scenes play out and allowing his actors the space to feel their feelings. This is a film full of humanity and longing for that "something" we all can't help but feel is beyond our reach. Watch it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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