What happens when a society built on violent, dictatorial
power faces collapse? How do we deal with violent youths whom we cannot
control? How much freedom should we give those who we allow to shape our
children from boys to men? Vincent Grashaw’s SXSW drama “Coldwater” tries to deal
with these challenging questions in the form of a narrative about a juvenile
boot camp, the kind of place that thinks violence and Army training techniques
are the way to deal with teens whose parents no longer have the answers. It’s a
promising topic for a drama, and Grashaw’s talented leading man carries it