Allswell in New York 2024 Movie Review
BroadwayWorld is excited to share an exclusive clip from Allswell in New York, a new comedy-drama film starring Liza Colón-Zayas, Elizabeth Rodriguez, and Daphne Rubin-Vega. Zayas also co-wrote and co-produced the film, which hits theaters on October 18.
Inspired by elements of the writers’ lives, Allswell in New York is an odyssey of love, loss, and the redemptive power of family involving three Nuyorican relatives who are navigating the daunting life challenges of single motherhood, career, and family while finding humor and solace within the bond of sisterhood.
Felix Solis, Max Casella, Michael Rispoli, Shyrley Rodriguez, MacKenzie Lansing and J. Cameron Barnett round out the cast of the film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it won ‘Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature’ in 2022.
Giddy with excitement at the prospect of finally becoming a mom, Brooklyn restaurateur Daisy (Elizabeth Rodriguez) eagerly welcomes her young surrogate into her home for the last few weeks of pregnancy, blinded to the huge risk she’s taking–and the secret the troubled young woman is hiding. Meanwhile, sister Ida (Liza Colón-Zayas), busy keeping others on the right track as a counselor at a local clinic, feels the emotional pull of their long-estranged brother, leading to a life-altering discovery.
And sister-in-law Serene (Daphne Rubin-Vega), making a living as a vocal coach and reliving past glories, quickly realizes that her daughter is making money in a seriously dangerous manner, sending the former pop star into fight mode to save her only child from the kind of youthful mistakes that she once made.
Directed by Ben Snyder, Allswell in New York is from a screenplay by Ben Snyder & Elizabeth Rodriguez with story by Liza Colón-Zayas and Daphne Rubin-Vega. The film was produced by Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ben Snyder, Gia Walsh, Ari Issler, Paul Jarrett, and Vince Jolivette.
