Waiting for the Light to Change

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Waiting for the Light to Change

2022

1h 29m

Drama

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Over the course of a week-long beachside getaway, Amy, having recently undergone dramatic weight loss, finds herself wrestling between loyalty to her best friend Kim and her attraction to Kim's new boyfriend.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

An impressive debut from co-writer/director Linh Tran.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 25, 2023

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

Since the dialogue can feel stilted, the film’s best scenes are nearly wordless: silent surveys of the wreckage of things unsaid.

Oct 19, 2023

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

This award-winning drama has a patient, character-focused script.

May 17, 2023

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Taps into the brutal feelings that infiltrate our psyches when deeply rooted friendships begin to show signs of rot and the way the liminal space between adolescence and adulthood can feel both suffocating and never-ending.

Feb 13, 2024

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Patrick McDonald

HollywoodChicago.com

Life transitions are filtered through the Asian American experience, with its own surface challenges and outside-looking-in circumstances. The is an human film about becoming a adult, as fluid & pliable now as any point in social history. With interview.

Rated: 4.5/5

Oct 19, 2023

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Kathy Michelle Chacón

Paste Magazine

Its success lies in its use of tone and setting to create a mood piece that bottles feelings of angst and uncertainty. To capture the spirit of a generation in existential peril in your feature debut is a victory in itself.

Rated: 7.1/10

Oct 18, 2023

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Thomas D

A depressing mess. Character development, minimal. You want to learn something about the characters to care about, but are left as empty as the dialogue. A filmmaker is in trouble when you just don't care about the characters and their constant whining. Smoking weed in the dark is about as uplifting as this gets. Only thing worth seeing is Port Crescent State Park in late winter. Just depressing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/23

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Danielle M

An amazing first feature from director Linh Tran. This film captures the anxiety and self-doubt that comes with being in your twenties. The cinematography and character development is top notch. Can't wait to see what this filmmaker creates next!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/23

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Tina F

An amazing film by Linh Tran, if you don't watch it you're missing out. The angst, longing, and aimlessness of the characters was so gentle but poignant. This is a movie to watch when you want to remember your 20's or any period of limbo you've been through. Tran is a revelation and I can't wait to see her other work. Also don't forget the composer who named the film, Ben Barantschik!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/23

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Synopsis

Over the course of a week-long beachside getaway, Amy, having recently undergone dramatic weight loss, finds herself wrestling between loyalty to her best friend Kim and her attraction to Kim's new boyfriend.

Director: Linh Tran
Producer: Jake Rotger, Jewells Santos, Sam Straley
Screenwriter: Jewells Santos, Linh Tran, Delia Van Praag
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 29m

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