| Adrift in Manhattan | |
| Director: | Alfredo De Villa |
| Producer: | Steven J. Brown Joshua Blum |
| Starring: | Heather Graham Victor Rasuk Dominic Chianese Elizabeth Peña William Baldwin |
| Music: | Michael A. Levine |
| Studio: | Washington Square Films |
| Distributor: | Screen Media Films |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English Spanish |
Adrift in Manhattan is a 2007 American drama film directed by Alfredo De Villa and written by Nat Moss based on a story by De Villa. The film centers on New Yorkers who are lonely and emotionally lost in the big city. Adrift in Manhattan features an ensemble cast, including Heather Graham, Victor Rasuk, Dominic Chianese, Elizabeth Peña, and William Baldwin.
The film earned mixed reviews upon release. It was nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Feature Competition. It was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Indianapolis International Film Festival, the Best Director Prize at the 2007 San Diego Film Festival, and the Special Jury Ensemble Award for best cast at the 2007 Palm Beach International Film Festival.
Rose, an ophthalmologist, has separated from her husband, a school teacher, and is in deep mourning over the recent death of their two-year-old son, who accidentally fell out a window. Tomaso is a painter who has just learned that he's going blind. Simon is a 20-year-old photo shop clerk living at home with his alcoholic mother.
The three strangers live along the 1/9 subway line and two of them connect in a profound way. Simon, using borrowed cameras, becomes obsessed with Rose's scarf and begins stalking her to take her picture. When she learns what he is doing, her reaction is unexpected.
Alfredo De Villa came up with the concept of Adrift in Manhattan while flying to a festival in Havana, Cuba, to present his 2002 film Washington Heights: