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My First Film

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Nearly 15 years later, Vita (Odessa Young), recounts making her first feature -- a semi-autobiographical film about a young woman who gets pregnant and decides to leave home. Being an enthusiastic but inexperienced filmmaker the shoot is chaotic, and her ego-tripping methods destroy the production. As her "first film" falls apart, director Zia Anger stages a lyrical auto-critique that probes the nature of artistic truth and personal mythmaking.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Moments that defy representation and that Anger nonetheless put onscreen with an originality and an audacity that are as personal as the events that they bring to life, as revolutionary as the times demand... Sep 17, 2024 Full Review Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com It’s rare to “meet” a new artist whose work is so personal it feels like a fingerprint. Rated: 4/4 Sep 6, 2024 Full Review Alissa Wilkinson New York Times I don’t know which parts of Vita’s life are drawn directly from Anger’s and which are her invention, but it doesn’t really matter — this is deeply personal work, and it shows. Sep 5, 2024 Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome My First Film is an ode to the messiness of creation, the bonds forged during marathon shoots, and the end product, abandoned or lauded. Dec 20, 2024 Full Review CJ Sheu The News Lens International Anger’s coming of age isn’t about arriving at the answers, but about knowing how to ask the questions. Oct 31, 2024 Full Review Chance Solem-Pfeifer Willamette Week My First Film is all about the achingly personal yet hilariously slapdash nature of someone’s artistic adolescence. Sep 30, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dominique F Intimate and thought-provoking. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Nexus S UNWATCHABLE and pretentious. This movie seems like a school project, and is a waste of time. INDIE movies sometimes are bad, but this is a disaster. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Jamelia S Not for regular people. Almost unwatchable. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nearly 15 years later, Vita (Odessa Young), recounts making her first feature -- a semi-autobiographical film about a young woman who gets pregnant and decides to leave home. Being an enthusiastic but inexperienced filmmaker the shoot is chaotic, and her ego-tripping methods destroy the production. As her "first film" falls apart, director Zia Anger stages a lyrical auto-critique that probes the nature of artistic truth and personal mythmaking.
Director
Zia Anger
Producer
Taylor Shung, Riel Roch-Decter
Screenwriter
Zia Anger, Billy Feldman
Distributor
MUBI
Production Co
MUBI, Memory
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 6, 2024
Runtime
1h 40m