Life and Nothing More

Winner
John Cassavetes Award
Spirit Awards
Nominee
Best Female Lead
Spirit Awards
Regina, a force of nature played with great power and sensitivity by Regina Williams.
-- Jonathan Holland, Hollywood Reporter

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Life and Nothing More

In his remarkable second feature, Spanish-born filmmaker Antonio Méndez Esparza follows-up his debut drama Aquí y allá with another sensitive portrait of a struggling family. Stressed by her job in a diner, single mother Regina (Regina Williams) is raising her two children in northern Florida. When her 14-year-old son Andrew (Andrew Bleechington) has another brush with the law, she worries he’ll wind up in prison like his father. Méndez Esparza employs documentary-style realism in this snapshot of race, class and the bonds of family in contemporary America. LIFE AND NOTHING MORE is the winner of the John Cassavetes Award at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards and actress Regina Williams was a nominee for Best Female Lead, as well.

“Told with a direct, documentary-like eye for true, human moments, this engaging drama hails from Spanish-born helmer Antonio Méndez Esparza, who demonstrates an uncanny understanding of how such dynamics work in America.” – Peter DeBruge, Variety
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, African-American Experience
Runtime
114
Language
English
Director
Antonio Méndez Esparza
Writer(s)
Antonio Méndez Esparza
Cast
Regina Williams, Robert Williams
Awards:
Winner, John Cassavetes Award, Spirit Awards
Nominee, Best Female Lead, Spirit Awards
FEATURED REVIEW
Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

"I'm here. I'm done," says mum Regina (Regina Williams) near the start of 'Life & Nothing More.' She's talking to her son Andrew (Andrew Bleechington) as they travel to court in the hopes that he can avoid juvenile detention, with the spectre of his jailed father looming in the background. It neatly ...

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