Rock Steady Row

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Rock Steady Row
Directed byTrevor Stevens
Written byBomani J. Story
Produced byJade Allen
Madeleine Krikava
Gia Rigoli
Cody Zwieg
Starring Diamond White
Logan Huffman
Larry Miller
CinematographyNico Aguilar
Edited byJordan Allen
Music byJoshua R. Mosley
Production
companies
Gunpowder & Sky
King Bandit Films
Release date
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rock Steady Row is a 2018 American drama film directed by Trevor Stevens and featuring Diamond White, Logan Huffman and Larry Miller. It is Stevens' feature directorial debut. [1] [2]

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Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2018. [3]

Reception

The film has an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [4] Theo Schear of Film Threat gave the film a 3 out of 10. [5]

Tom Kiesecoms of Screen Anarchy gave the film a positive review and wrote that the film "is a fast-paced blast of creativity that thrills as it exposes the oppression that is endemic to the college system as a whole and challenges the objectification that fraternities can foster." [6]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "...Trevor Stevens’ stylish first feature should strike a chord with youthful audiences and genre enthusiasts alike." [7]

Accolades

The film won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival. [8]

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References

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  2. Galuppo, Mia (21 April 2016). "Supergravity Greenlights College Revenge Film 'Rock Steady Row'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. Ramos, Dino-Ray (28 November 2017). "Slamdance Sets 2018 Competition Lineup, Inaugural Russo Fellowship Award". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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  5. Schear, Theo (27 January 2018). "Rock Steady Row". Film Threat . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. Kiesecoms, Tom (19 January 2018). "Slamdance 2018 Review: ROCK STEADY ROW Rewrites the College Experience". Screen Anarchy . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. Lowe, Justin (8 February 2018). "'Rock Steady Row': Film Review; Slamdance 2018". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. McNary, Dave (25 January 2018). "'Rock Steady Row,' 'Mr. Fish' Win Top Slamdance Awards". Variety . Retrieved 12 March 2021.