Pond Life
Pond Life
It's the summer of 1994 in a world of broken families, cassette tapes, and a down-trodden economy, life is simple but harsh for the local kids of one quiet town. Picked on, ignored, and trying to figure out how to survive, the local teens are looking for anything to change their life. When a rumor stirs about the legend of a giant carp in the nearby ponds, Trevor, 17, decides to lead a rag-tag brigade of friends on a fishing expedition to land the big one! So begins an adventure that starts with fish, but leads to everlasting friendship as they decide to finish the summer with a moment of glory!
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TAGLINE
friendship, bullies and one giant fish!
TECH SPECS
Runtime: 93 minutes
Format: 1:78 HD
Sound: Dolby SR
Country: USA
Language: English
Rating: Pending
Genre: Drama
Website: http://www.IndicanPictures.com
CAST & CREW
Directed by: Bill Buckhurst
Cast: Tom Varey, Esme Creed-Miles, Angus Imrie, Gianlucca Galluci, Ethan Wilkie, Abraham Lewis, Daisy Edgar-Jones
AWARDS, FESTIVALS, PUBLICITY
Official Selection - Leeds International Film Festival
Official Selection - Cine Europa Festival
Official Selection - Belfast Film Festival
”Ably captures the atmosphere of teen angst in pre-social media...”
-Radio Times
“See Esme Creed Miles in Pond Life”
-Deadline.com
“Daisy Edgar Jones from Pond Life shines...”
-Deadline.com
”Check out Pond Life's Daisy Edgar Jones in new thriller”
-DEADLINE
“Well made.”
-Film Yap
“Pitch perfect.”
-Centre Daily Times
“nice throwback.”
-AV Nirvana
“Sweet film.”
-Media Play News
“Sweet slice of life.”
-On Video
“Excellent.”
-Common Sense Media
“Creed-Miles from Hanna is pitch perfect...”
-Comingsoon.net
“Esme Creed Miles shines.”
-KGET
”Bittersweet”
-ON VIDEO
“Warm.”
-eFilm Critic
“Pond Life is a sweet, heartfelt and humorous look at life”
-Backseat Mafia
“A near perfect feature debut...”
-The Film.Blog
“A wistful, sun-kissed film.”
-Film Affinity
“tugs at your heartstrings...”
-Dog and Wolf
“This is a film bursting with character!”
-Eye for Film
“Affectionate coming of age comedy...”
-The Guardian
“quietly character-driven with a relatable narrative.”
-The Peoples Movies
“Pond Life is one of those rare films that successfully make magic out of the mundane and turn trash into treasure”
-Time Out
“Each character strives to bear their burdens and struggles, yet they share a moment of blissful happiness and harmony when they finally see the carp for themselves.”
-The UP Coming
“quiet and unfussy summertime drama”
-The Times UK
“A wistful throwback to the early 90s, Pond Life plays like a love letter to the childhoods of the pre-digital era.”
-List Film