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Reeling

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After a life altering accident, Ryan struggles to fit in with old friends and family at a birthday luau on his family’s homestead. As the pig slowly roasts in an imu pit and the partygoers cut loose, the celebration boils over when Ryan uncovers the missing memory of when his life took a tragic turn.

Critics Reviews

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Wilson Chapman IndieWire Mar 12
B
At its best, Yana Alliata’s sharp feature finds a balance between both serenity and stress, effectively placing the audience in the mind of its confused audience surrogate. Go to Full Review Rod Machen Austin Chronicle Mar 12
Reeling will make audiences feel the good vibes of a proper O‘ahu luau while also delivering the weight of life-changing actions that can’t be undone. Go to Full Review Matthew St. Clair Cinematic Words of a Chaotic Gemini (Substack) Apr 10
B-
Ryan Wuestewald is the guiding force of a thriller about messy family ties that left me wanting a bit more but is powerful enough. Go to Full Review Valerie Kalfrin AWFJ.org Mar 27
a sympathetic depiction of someone dealing with a traumatic brain injury and the discomfort his disability causes those around him Go to Full Review Murjani Rawls Substream Magazine Mar 24
The film is an effective, albeit scary, exercise in which those who love you the most treat you like an alien due to a situation beyond your control. Go to Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness Mar 20
3/5
Using a mixture of improvised and scripted approaches, "Reeling" is a tense family drama in which what was right and what is wrong collide against a backdrop of civility. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Yana Alliata

Director

Ryan Wuestewald

Actor

Hans Christopher

Actor

Nikki DeParis

Actor

Fabrizio Alliata

Actor

Makena Miller

Actor

Movie Info

Synopsis After a life altering accident, Ryan struggles to fit in with old friends and family at a birthday luau on his family’s homestead. As the pig slowly roasts in an imu pit and the partygoers cut loose, the celebration boils over when Ryan uncovers the missing memory of when his life took a tragic turn.
Director
Yana Alliata
Producer
Jack Forbes
Screenwriter
Yana Alliata, Amy Miner
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 16m