The Secret Art of Human Flight

2023

1h 47m

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

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9 Reviews

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In the wake of a tragedy, a grieving widower turns to a mysterious self-help book from the dark web. Written by an eccentric guru, the book promises to unlock the ability to fly.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Writer Jesse Orenstein and director H.P. Mendoza are good at poker-faced goofiness, and there's a characteristically excellent supporting performance by "Sound of Metal" star Paul Raci.

Jun 20, 2023

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Peter Debruge

Variety

This high-concept, lo-fi indie drama could have gone spiraling off into insufferably eccentric territory, but instead remains grounded in its focus on a young creative type coping with the loss of his soulmate.

Jun 9, 2023

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Rosenmeyer is good as a discount Steve Carell, Raci is in typically fine form, and I do appreciate the movie's similarities to high-concept comedies like Burt Reynolds's The End and Gregg Champion's Short Time and Albert Brooks's Defending Your Life...

Nov 10, 2023

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Emily Wheeler

Film Inquiry

Turns a very silly eye on a very serious subject.

Oct 12, 2023

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

The Secret Art of Human Flight trains its whimsical focus on a suburban widower whose grieving process encompasses use of a singular New Age “life coach.”

Jul 26, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The goofy conversations between Raci and Rosenmeyer are priceless.

Rated: B

Jul 7, 2023

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Synopsis

In the wake of a tragedy, a grieving widower turns to a mysterious self-help book from the dark web. Written by an eccentric guru, the book promises to unlock the ability to fly.

Director: H.P. Mendoza
Producer: Steve Alexander, Milan Chakraborty, Hannah Dweck, Barry Galperin
Screenwriter: Jesse Orenshein
Production Co: Florida Hill Entertainment, Codaheart, Marginal Mediaworks, Vanishing Angle, City Hill Arts, Rouge Wave Pictures, Chicago Media Angels, Dweck Productions, Ersatz Film
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 47m