Reeling

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Reeling

Mar 2026

1h 16m

Drama

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After a life-altering accident, Ryan returns home for a birthday luau and uncovers the secret of when things took a tragic turn.

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Wilson Chapman

IndieWire

03/12/2025

B

At its best, Yana Alliata’s sharp feature finds a balance between both serenity and stress, effectively placing the audience in the mind of its confused audience surrogate.

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Rod Machen

Austin Chronicle

03/12/2025

Reeling will make audiences feel the good vibes of a proper O‘ahu luau while also delivering the weight of life-changing actions that can’t be undone.

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Roberto Tyler Ortiz

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 9

7/10

Yana Alliata has crafted a thoughtful and emotionally honest first feature that shows real promise for whatever comes next.

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Ben Glidden

Film Threat

Jul 9

7.5/10

It’s that challenging but relatable journey towards healing that makes this worth the watch.

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

Jul 7

4/5

Despite not being able to put one genre on this movie, I can tell you that I adored everything about it. From the amazing setting and the outpouring of love from all the characters, I completely felt like I was simply a...

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinematic Words of a Chaotic Gemini (Substack)

04/10/2025

B-

Ryan Wuestewald is the guiding force of a thriller about messy family ties that left me wanting a bit more but is powerful enough.

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Justin T

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Yana Alliata's debut feature, "Reeling," takes place during a family gathering that's half birthday party, half celebration of life; the kind of occasion where everyone arrives hoping for connection while preparing for disaster. Like Trey Edward Shults' extraordinary "Krisha," which traps us inside an exiled alcoholic's disastrous Thanksgiving reunion, "Reeling" unfolds from the perspective of a family member who arrives carrying far more emotional baggage than anyone else is ready to confront. Ryan's condition, a traumatic brain injury from a devastating motorcycle accident, becomes the gravitational force around which every interaction revolves. After years spent unable to walk or communicate, this birthday celebration marks his first attempt to rejoin family life. No one knows quite how to behave, least of all Ryan.

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Synopsis

After a life-altering accident, Ryan returns home for a birthday luau and uncovers the secret of when things took a tragic turn.

Director: Yana Alliata, Yana Alliata
Producer: Jack Forbes
Screenwriter: Yana Alliata, Amy Miner, Yana Alliata
Distributor: The Future of Film is Female / Tribeca Films
Production Co: Prima Generazione
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 7, 2026
Runtime: 1h 16m