Sometimes the path to redemption is paved in sin.. James, 18, has been released from juvenile detention after serving time for his involvement in the suspected drowning of a young boy in a river years earlier. Ravaged with uncertainty, dealing with an estranged family and forced to face the dead boy's mother, James is set upon a journey of self discovery, shocking revelations and danger as questions surrounding the boy s death brim to the surface. Old friendships are questioned, family ties are tested and lives are put on the line as James must find his path to the truth.. Winner of Best Narrative Feature, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Outstanding Emerging Talent - FilmOut San Diego. "DOWNRIVER is the kind of graceful provocation that slips around a corner before you can pinpoint its intentions, and that keeps it arresting as both an inquiry and a character study." - Robert Abele, The Los Angeles Times