Float movie storyline. Waverly (Andrea Bang) thought she had her future figured out. She’d start her medical residency in Toronto after a summer visit to her parents in Taipei. When her plans are suddenly changed, she makes an impulsive detour to a small Canadian town, where she meets local lifeguard Blake (Robbie Amell).
After he saves her from nearly drowning at a beach party, Blake offers to teach Waverly to swim, and as the lessons continue, the two unexpectedly find themselves falling in love. But will Blake’s ties to his past and Waverly’s plans to begin a new job keep them apart once summer ends? Based on the novel by Kate Marchant.
Float is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sherren Lee. The film stars Andrea Bang as Waverly, a young woman with a tense relationship with her parents who decides to spend the summer before starting university staying with her aunt in the coastal beach town of Tofino, where she is drawn into a romance with lifeguard Blake (Robbie Amell) when he gives her swimming lessons. The cast also includes Andrew Bachelor, Rukiya Bernard, Michelle Krusiec, Sarah Desjardins, Ghazal Azarbad and Tristan Arthurs.
The film was written by Lee and Jesse LaVercombe, as an adaptation of a Wattpad story by writer Kate Marchant. The character of Waverly was not written as being of Asian ancestry in the original story, but Lee chose to write the film adaptation that way so that she could draw on some of her own cultural background. The film premiered at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival, and screened in the Canadian Narrative Competition at the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival.
Float (2024)
Directed by: Sherren Lee
Starring: Sarah Desjardins, Andrea Bang, Robbie Amell, Michelle Krusiec, Rukiya Bernard, Andrew Bachelor, Keong Sim, Remy Marthaller, Fiona Fu, Haven Markus, Mirella Gibeau
Screenplay by: Jesse LaVercombe, Sherren Lee
Production Design by: Jessica Fish
Cinematography by: Alfonso Chin
Film Editing by: Simone Smith
Costume Design by: Florence Barrett
Set Decoration by: David Manske
Art Direction by: Sophie Graham, Theodore Khouri
Music by: Dan Mangan, Jesse Zubot
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, suggestive material and brief drug use.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: February 9, 2024
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