Not Waving But Drowning is a chronological look at growing up, formed from two different stories. The two sets of friends represent the American dilemma between what you have known and what you hope to know; the tear between longing for the past and the desire to explore.
| Directing | Devyn Waitt | Director |
| Writing | Devyn Waitt | Writer |
| Production | Nicole Emanuele | Producer |
| Production | Harry Joseph | Line Producer |
| Sound | John Ross | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Nathan Levine-Heaney | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dylan Correll | Editor |
| Production | Randi Glass | Casting |
| Production | Susan Shopmaker | Casting |
| Production | Katherine Rusch | Production Designer |
| Art | Kelly Diaz | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meghan Campbell | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Berley | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia O'Rourke | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wai Ming Siu | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alison Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jesse Barksdale | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Christi Ciani | Second Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Ryland Jones | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Benjamin Verhulst | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Timothy Trotman | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Chris Aran | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bob Blankemeier | Grip |
| Camera | Nicolas Economides | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Katherine Rusch | Production Design |