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;[2] São Paulo;[3] Jerusalem;[4] Durban; CPH:PIX[5]) after premiering at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2013.[6]Swim Little Fish Swim enjoyed a worldwide theatrical release and it has recently been sold to HBO Europe, Netflix, RTBF[7] and OCS[8] among other international networks.
Indiewire's Eric Kohn praised the film, describing it as "a gentle NYC delight" and giving it a B+ grade.[10]
"An elegance of construction scarcely seen in like-minded indie comedies." - MTV[11]
"Featuring gorgeous photography, solid performances and an absolutely killer soundtrack."[12] - 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."[13] - Slant Magazine
