The Story deals with the life of a young girl, whose parents get divorced. At 16, Alicia struggles with her budding sexuality, athletic ambitions, and her parents' recent divorce. The pressure of soothing her father's insecurities and quieting her mother's emotional outbursts, all the while searching for her own identity, forces Alicia into a tenuous balancing act. She must choose to either live out the half-lives of her parents, or to boldly carve out her own path. This film is in Color and B/W, and is 11 minutes long.
	Watch it Online! Drown Soda at AtomFilms [ If above link does not work, go to the home page of AtomFilms and type in Drown Soda in their Search box. ] The film was completed in July 1997. It premiered on 19 July '97 at the 20th Annual Asian American International Film Festival organized by Asian CineVision, in the city of New York. As part of the Asian CineVision screenings, it will be shown in many other cities in the US, starting this summer. Be sure to try to catch it when it is in your city!
	The Characters Kieren van den Blink plays Alicia. Susan Bruyn plays her mother. Tirlok Malik plays the Indian father, who is now divorced from his American wife.
	The Makers Written & Directed by:    Nisha Ganatra Produced by:    Katherine Lindberg & Nisha Ganatra Director of Photography:    Matthew Clark Edited by:    Jane Pia Abramowitz Sound Editor:    Jennifer Ralston Music:    Renee Seinfeld

Stills from Drown Soda