📹 #NETWORKandChill recommends watching short drama 🗣️ The Critic by @StellaVelon
— BFI NETWORK (@bfinetwork) December 22, 2020
After playing the role of a woman who struggles with drug & alcohol addiction, an actress gets interviewed by a critic 📝 and her polished surface unravels 😲
Watch it here:https://t.co/rxhXujbnIm pic.twitter.com/07UcjX18NP
"The Critic showcases a major talent in the world of short film." — Laurence Bennie, Medium
“Budding film makers need to look no further than The Critic for a first-rate example of short screen storytelling. Deftly capitalizing on a simple premise, with a tension-crackling script that is always surprising, topped with a compelling central performance, The Critic showcases a major talent in the world of short film.”
Film Daily: Feature
Here’s why you should vote for ‘The Critic’ in the Webby Awards
Annual Grand Jury Prize & Best First-Time Filmmaker
At its Palm Springs premiere at the 2019 Annual Queen Palm International Film Festival and Awards Show, ‘The Critic’ took home the Grand Jury Prize ‘Couronne d’Or’ as well as the Best of Fest ‘Queen Supreme’ Award for Best Short ‒ First-Time Filmmaker (Stella Velon)
Final Week of Amazon All Voices Film Festival
Watch, rate, and review 'The Critic' on Amazon Prime. Your views count!
'The Critic' Premieres the UK Film Channel | Watch Now
"The script is a powerful foundation intensified tenfold by the performances of the protagonists"
“Velon has created a wonderful illusion of reality and deceit that encompasses real issues in modern society.”
"Stella Velon's The Critic was named best short." ‒ The Hollywood Reporter
At an awards ceremony held at the historic Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, The Critic was named Best Short Film at the 13th Method Fest Independent Film Festival.
'The Critic' + The Method Fest
The Critic will have its West Coast Premiere at the 13th Method Fest in Beverly Hills, CA
Join us on Tuesday March 26th at 5:00 pm at Laemmle’s Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre.
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Stella Velon Named Best Director | UK Film Review Awards
Interview with composer Asaf Sagiv | UK Film Review
"Velon's performance is excellent and poignant" - Film Threat
“...She grabs you from the start, establishes an emotional connection with the audience, and then straps you in on an emotional roller coaster ride.”
International Premiere at 15th Kinofilm Manchester
Feature: Stella Velon on the Making Of 'The Critic' ‒ Film Local
Read the article on FilmLocal.com about how 'The Critic' got made
"The Critic is a sublime piece of indie film magic"
“‟A quietly fierce, dramatically potent, and heartbreakingly palpable exercise in what could very well be one of the most impactful inward looks at the realities found within the celebrity mindset…
…and when we look at the tragedies like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Williams, et al, it’s an all-too-real portrait that what we see on the surface as “the perfect life” they lead isn’t always everything it appears to be.”
"The First Short Film to Receive 5 Stars on IndieShortsMag.com"
Stella Velon’s ‘The Critic’ Captures The Soul Of An Actress…
"a particularly poignant piece of cinema in the current social climate" - Chris Olson, UK Film Review
