title: Swim Little Fish Swim
text: # Swim Little Fish Swim
  
  Swim Little Fish Swim is a 2013 French-American indie comedy-drama written, produced and co-directed by Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar.
  
  This film was shot in New York on a shoe-string budget. Once finished, it hit the festival circuit (Rotterdam; São Paulo; Jerusalem; Durban; CPH:PIX) after premiering at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2013. Swim Little Fish Swim enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release and it has recently been sold to HBO Europe, Netflix, RTBF and OCS among other international networks.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Dustin Guy Defa as Leeward
  * Brooke Bloom as Mary
  * Lola Bessis as Lilas
  * Olivia Durling Costello as Maggie
  * Anne Consigny as Françoise de Castillon
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  * "Refreshingly free of cliches." - The Hollywood Reporter
  * Indiewire's Eric Kohn praised the film, describing it as "a gentle NYC delight" and giving it a B+ grade.
  * "An elegance of construction scarcely seen in like-minded indie comedies." - MTV
  * "Featuring gorgeous photography, solid performances and an absolutely killer soundtrack." - CriterionCast
  * "What comes through strongest is its Woody Allen-esque treatment of Brooklyn, complete with golden light, beautiful young women, glamorous locations and plenty of appealingly tortured—or insufferably neurotic, depending on your point of view—artists." - Slant Magazine
  * "Inspired by John Cassavettes and the Nouvelle Vague's observations of human beings and Jacques Demy's charming atmosphere." The Red List
  