Above the Shadows

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Above the Shadows

2019,

1h 45m,

Drama/

Fantasy

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Holly has faded to the point of becoming invisible, but she has one chance to restore a disgraced MMA fighter, Shane Blackwell, to his former glory, and in doing so regain her foothold in the world around her.

Courtney Howard

Variety

Jul 19, 2019

The savvy smarts within don't quite sustain the running time and, much like its protagonist, the film becomes transparent in its motives and sentimentality.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Jul 19, 2019

Thirlby gives a good performance as someone who finds it easier to remain a non-person than to make any effort to fix her life. But the more Holly comes into view, the blander her character becomes.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Jul 18, 2019

Sadly, the answers that emerge from this crisis fail to give any satisfying literal explanation to the film's central metaphor - and the metaphor itself seems misplaced.

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

Oct 13, 2021

Myers spins a unique story in Above the Shadows, exploring grief and identity in an almost comic book-like way.

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Leslie Combemale

AWFJ.org

Oct 17, 2019

Above the Shadows is an interesting journey that is well worth taking.

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Aug 6, 2019

3/5

Slow-burn fantasy/romance has some sex, sports violence.

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Holly has faded to the point of becoming invisible, but she has one chance to restore a disgraced MMA fighter, Shane Blackwell, to his former glory, and in doing so regain her foothold in the world around her.

Director: Claudia Myers
Producer: Khris Baxter, Mark Schacknies, Tara Sickmeier
Screenwriter: Claudia Myers
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Myriad Pictures, BondIt Media Capital
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2019
Runtime: 1h 45m

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