The Floaters

By Nate Feldman

I saw The Floaters at the Weitzmann Instiute in Philadelphia on Saturday night.  The screening was a part of the annual Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media festival.

The Floaters is about Nomi, a woman in a rock band who is kicked out before they are about to tour Europe.  Her best friend Maura runs a Jewish overnight camp, Camp Daveed.  Her role is to help the misfit kids, known as the Floaters, find their voices.  They come up with a play, which will be used in a competition with a rival Jewish camp.

As a person who never went to Jewish overnight camp, I unfortunately couldn't quite connect with that element of the story.  But, I can connect with the idea of being unique from the mainstream, and I could really connect with the Floaters as people.  Furthermore, having written amateur plays, I connected with the idea of putting on a theatrical production.  So, I really loved this film.