ABOUT THE FILM
SYNOPSIS
A starry-eyed actress with a troubled past faces her harshest critic during an interview gone wrong.
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2018 | USA | 15 MIN
[Narrative Short, Drama]
Starring: Stella Velon, Alan Smyth, Todd Karner
Produced by: The Punk Floyd Company
Written and Directed by: Stella Velon
Producer/Executive Producer: Jean Gabriel Kauss
Cinematography by: Akis Konstantakopoulos
Edited by: Ivan Andrijanic
Music by: Asaf Sagiv
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Distributed by Amazon Prime Video (USA) / Amazon Prime (UK) / UK Film Channel / Omeleto
STILLS
Director’s Statement
The Critic is a short film about facing one's inner demons, with which I wanted to explore the psychology of what it is like to be confronted with one’s harshest, most merciless critic: one’s own self, and how destructive that little voice in our heads can be.
As an actress myself, I also wanted to weave in elements of what is happening at the moment within the entertainment industry and explore the perils and pressures of the profession while leaving the message of the film open to individual interpretation as I am a firm believer that how we perceive the world is how we experience it.
My intention with this piece is to fire up people's imagination, make them think and not spoon-feed the audience the answers like a lot of movies do.
LATEST NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
The Critic named among the winners of Amazon Studios’ first All Voices Film Festival for U.S. filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds: amazon.com/allvoices
The Critic premiered on Prime Video as part of Amazon’s inaugural All Voices Film Festival. Watch now: amazon.com/dp/B07SH3HDXV
The Critic premieres on the UK Film Channel ukfilmchannel.co.uk/the-critic
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UK FILM REVIEW AWARDS - WINNER
Queen Palm International Film Festival - December 2018 Gold Winners
The Critic won two Gold Awards for Best Short Film – First-Time Filmmaker & Best Actress (Stella Velon) as well as the Festival Standout Royal Gem Diamond Award
