Press

• “Fascinating… Opper allows Avery’s story to unfold with the sort of naturalistic drama usually associated with scripted features… a startlingly sharp portrait.” –Indiewire (Read more)

• “One of the most poignant films in this year’s festival… a unique and very American coming-of-age story that delves into the psyche of race through a fresh and careful dissection of a family’s struggle.” –Tribeca Film Festival (Read more)

• New York Times
• Village Voice
• New York Magazine
• New York Post
• NY Daily News
• Variety
• Hammer to Nail
• Ms. Magazine
• The Jewish Daily Forward
• OUT
• Critic’s Notebook
• Feminist Review
• The Washtenaw Voice
• Reverse Shot
• Jewish Week
• Gay City News
• “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine

• WGA Documentary Screenplay Award
• Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Outfest
• Jury Award for Best Documentary at Philadelphia Qfest
• Philadelphia Gay News Qfest
• Philadelphia City Paper
• Washington Jewish Week
• Silverdocs official filmmaker interview
• NY1 – 04/28/09
• NBC New York – Positively Black
• LX.TV TFF Part 1
• TFF: Programmer Roundtable
• Cinema Echo Chamber – 05/01/09
• The Jewish Week – 04/22/09
• The Independent – 04/19/09
• New York Press – 04/15/09