Personal Velocity: Three Portraits is a 2002 American independent film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. Plot Personal Velocity is a tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York state who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey to reclaim the power she has lost. Greta is a sharp, spunky editor who is rotten with ambition. To spite the hated unfaithful ways of her father, she has settled into a complacent relationship and is struggling (not too hard) with issues of fidelity to her kind but unexciting husband. Finally Paula, who ran away from home and got pregnant, is now in a relationship she doesn't want. She's a troubled young woman who takes off on a journey with a hitchhiker after a strange, fateful encounter on a New York street. Cast Kyra Sedgwick as Delia Shunt Parker Posey as Greta Herskowitz Fairuza Balk as Paula John Ventimiglia as Narrator Ron Leibman as Avram Herskovitz Wallace Shawn as Mr. Gelb David Warshofsky as Kurt Wurtzle Leo Fitzpatrick as Mylert Tim Guinee as Lee Reception Critical reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 69% based on 103 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus states that the film is an "uneven, but a keenly observed and well-acted film about three women's lives." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Awards Personal Velocity won the Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film and the Cinematography Award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. References External links 2002 films American drama films 2002 drama films Sundance Film Festival award winners Films about domestic violence Films directed by Rebecca Miller United Artists films American independent films 2002 independent films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films John Cassavetes Award winners