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DRIFTING

An interesting perspective of high school seniors approaching the transition to life beyond high school. Well made and good message.

This short student film explores the emotions of a small group of California high school seniors on the brink of graduating and moving forward, wondering how their lives will be impacted as they move to another place in their lives.

There is a last time for everything I guess - whether you know it or not. Fishing together with your buddies is a metaphor for hanging out with your peers, kids you have gone through childhood with and you wonder what will happen to your friendship as you all spread out to the world beyond this - to colleges far and wide. This is well made and thoughtful -- good camera work and editing. I appreciated the captioning because I couldn't always make out what they were saying. The words, "we like the way it is" rings true, but we all know that things never stay the way they are. Life is all about change.

The film's message is about the uncertainty of change and how a group of high school students question what is ahead for them.

I give Drifting 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

An interesting perspective of high school seniors approaching the transition to life beyond high school. Well made and good message.

This short student film explores the emotions of a small group of California high school seniors on the brink of graduating and moving forward, wondering how their lives will be impacted as they move to another place in their lives.

There is a last time for everything I guess - whether you know it or not. Fishing together with your buddies is a metaphor for hanging out with your peers, kids you have gone through childhood with and you wonder what will happen to your friendship as you all spread out to the world beyond this - to colleges far and wide. This is well made and thoughtful -- good camera work and editing. I appreciated the captioning because I couldn't always make out what they were saying. The words, "we like the way it is" rings true, but we all know that things never stay the way they are. Life is all about change.

The film's message is about the uncertainty of change and how a group of high school students question what is ahead for them.

I give Drifting 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

"Things are about to change, and that's a problem. Because we like the way it is." says 17 year old Ethan Wahamaki. Every week, a group of high school students hit the shores of the Coronado Cays to go shark fishing. Drifting is set in the charming town of Coronado, California, during the spring season of 2024. From fishing at the beaches of Coronado, to buying mackerel at a convenience store in Imperial Beach, Drifting captures the simple life of focusing on the present, especially during a time when everything is going to change. For these high school seniors, this is one of their last times shark fishing with the group. In many ways, Drifting is a metaphor for an event almost all teenagers struggle with: graduating high school, and leaving your past self behind.