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MOVIE REVIEW
The Drive
NR - 4 out of 5 stars

Genre: Short, Drama, Historical
Year: 2025, 2026
Runtime: 12m
Director: David Arrow
Writer: David Arrow
Cast: Amber Paul, Allen Guy Wilcox, Blair Newman, Victoria Spitalieri, Rivers Duggan, Andrew Arrow, Candice Clarke
Where to Watch: shown at the 2026 Monadnock International Film Festival and Santa Cruz Film Festival

RAVING REVIEW: Where were you when you heard President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated? Were you even alive? I wasn’t, but for generations of Americans, that question has remained so easy to answer, even as people dissected and debated the details of November 22, 1963, for more than sixty years. Most people weren't in Dallas that afternoon, and they didn't witness the shooting or the chaos that followed. They learned what happened while going about their ordinary lives, only to discover that the day would stay with them forever. David Arrow's twelve-minute short THE DRIVE approaches the assassination through one of those personal experiences, focusing on how an event hundreds of miles away could suddenly change everything for someone going about their day. While I wasn’t alive for this specific footnote in history, I can compare it to hearing about when Diana, Princess of Wales, passed away, or seeing that second plane hit the Twin Towers on 9/11. These are moments that stay with you for life.

The film follows Liz (Amber Paul), a mother making her school carpool rounds on an otherwise ordinary November afternoon. The moment feels all too familiar, all too ordinary. Picking up kids, driving through the neighborhood, and managing the conversations from the back seat. Nothing about the afternoon suggests that it will become a memory she carries forever. That sense of normalcy is so important because Arrow isn't interested in the moments of the assassination itself. Instead, he places us alongside someone whose understanding of the world is about to change. At the same time, everyday responsibilities keep demanding her attention...

My full review on my Letterboxd and www.OHMR.us

#OverlyHonestReviews #thedrive by @amberpaulnyc

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NYC! Oct 25th 6PM at AMT Theater for a film fest screening of THE DRIVE. Hope to see you there!
Info & tickets:
https://www.amttheater.org/amtfilmfestival taken in AMT Theater by @amberpaulnyc

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Insightful questions posed by Dan Stephens in Top 10 Films.
https://www.top10films.co.uk/91877-interview-david-arrow-and-amber-paul-on-the-drive-and-bringing-a-forgotten-jfk-assassination-story-to-the-screen/ taken in New York City by @amberpaulnyc

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THE DRIVE is an Official Selection in the 2026 Santa Cruz Film Festival.💫
Join us this Sunday at 2pm in California!

#scff2026 #santacruzfilmfestival #santacruzca taken in Colligan Theatre at the Tannery Arts Center by @amberpaulnyc

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“RAVING REVIEW” of The Drive from Chris Jones in Overly Honest Reviews. taken in New York City by @amberpaulnyc

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🚗 THE DRIVE REVIEW 🚗

🛞“Set in 1960s America, writer-director David Arrow does everything just right in the historical drama short, The Drive (2025) by 4 A Films.

🎥This 2027 Oscar-qualified film opens with scenic exterior shots of Washington D.C. Immediately it’s clear this film is well-shot and beautifully made.

🎬Together David Arrow and Amber Paul make the ultimate real-life partners and filmmaking team to bring The Drive to life.”

🔗 READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE:
https://filmotomy.com/the-drive-2025-review-a-powerfully-emotional-historical-drama/

✍🏻@hannahana01
🌐@filmotomy

🎬@thedrivefilm @davidarrowactor @amberpaulnyc @emma_and_elanie @madisonmeichung @riversduggan
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#thedrive #shortfilm #oscars #newreleases #cinema

📸Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash. The Drive (2025) Short Film Review - @HannahAna01 by @amberpaulnyc

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Interview with @davidarrowactor & @amberpaulnyc Sneak Peek 2 for @thedrivefilm the full interview is now available on YouTube. The link is in my Bio....

I had the pleasure of speaking with filmmakers David Arrow and Amber Paul about their award-winning historical short film, The Drive.

In this interview, David and Amber discuss the inspiration behind the project, the development of its story, the importance of treating its historical subject matter with care, and the dedication required to bring the film to the screen. We also explore their individual careers, their creative partnership, and the extraordinary work of the cast and crew.

Without revealing the film’s story, The Drive is a powerful and thought-provoking production that shines a light on an important moment in history. Its success at more than 40 film festivals, along with qualifying for consideration for the 99th Academy Awards, is a testament to the passion, research and hard work contributed by everyone involved.

A huge thank you to David and Amber for such an open and fascinating conversation, and to London Flair PR for reaching out and making this interview possible.

Please support The Drive and follow its continuing journey. by @amberpaulnyc

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“Writer-director David Arrow does everything just right in the historical drama short, The Drive. This 2027 Oscar-qualified film…is well-shot and beautifully made.”
-Hannah Taylor for Filmotomy
https://filmotomy.com/the-drive-2025-review-a-powerfully-emotional-historical-drama/ taken in New York City by @amberpaulnyc

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"Amber Paul stars in the 2027 Oscar-qualified film, The Drive. Paul marvellously leads The Drive with emotional intensity...so much of her feelings are communicated through her eyes and this comes through the screen so powerfully."
-Filmotomy by Hannah Taylor
https://filmotomy.com/the-drive-2025-review-a-powerfully-emotional-historical-drama/
Link in bio taken in New York City by @amberpaulnyc

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Thank you, Lee Roderick, for a lovely interview and review of THE DRIVE in The Hollywood Times. taken in New York City by @amberpaulnyc

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New Hampshire: THE DRIVE is an Official Selection at @moniffig 🎬 taken in Keene, New Hampshire by @amberpaulnyc

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THE DRIVE | INTERVIEW

What does history look like when you experience it from inside an ordinary life?

In The Drive, a defining moment in American history is seen through the eyes of a mother navigating an ordinary car journey as news of JFK’s assassination begins to unfold around her.

@meghillbilly spoke to husband-and-wife filmmaking duo David Arrow and Amber Paul about the real-life story that inspired the film, exploring innocence, grief, historical memory and the decision to tell a national tragedy through one deeply personal experience.

They also discuss bringing the 1960s to life, the influence of Hitchcock’s The Birds, filming inside a 1962 Ford Country Squire and what it’s like to collaborate creatively when your filmmaking partner is also your husband or wife.

“I hope they feel that they’re transported back, but they’re not transported out of their own humanity.”

Read the full interview at Celestial Cinephile.

#TheDrive #DavidArrow #AmberPaul #ShortFilm #FilmInterview by @amberpaulnyc

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