River of Grass

River of Grass (1994) is the debut feature film of American director Kelly Reichardt, who also wrote the screenplay from a story by her and Jesse Hartman. It was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival,[1] and was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 1994, and for three Independent Spirit Awards in 1996.

The film is set in Broward and Dade Counties in Florida, between Miami and the Everglades (nicknamed "the River of Grass"). A local couple is involved in a shooting incident and then try to leave South Florida but lack the money to do so.