Press Quotes
“Anna Margaret Hollyman, who plays Sarah, has a lovable screen presence. In this early leading role of a brief career, she has the sort of charm we felt from the first films of Sandra Bullock or Greta Gerwig. She deals with a lot of emotions in the film’s compact running time, and always feels natural and spontaneous.”
- Roger Ebert
“Small Beautifully Moving Parts is a tiny sweet gem … effortless in its merging of 21st-Century techie stuff and that most basic of beta systems: our own hearts.”
– Joe Neumaier, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
NEW YORK MAGAZINE Critics Pick!
“A well-observed little indie that goes off in pleasantly unexpected directions.”
“The filmmakers and Hollyman create such an endearing character.”
– Ian Buckwalter, NPR
“Leaves a smile on your face and leaves you wanting more.”
– David Noh, FILM JOURNAL
“A wonderful film.”
– E. Nina Rothe, HUFFINGTON POST
“Unmistakably human in its warmth, an indie road movie that runs like clockwork.”
– Stephen Saito, IFC.com
“By turns precise and elliptical, like a meticulously crafted short story.”
– Joe Leydon, VARIETY
“[Anna Margaret Hollyman gives] a wonderfully natural breakout performance.”
– Farihah Zaman, HUFFINGTON POST
“Full of quietly beautiful moments.” – Nathan Cone, TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO
“Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson have given me exactly what I want from a drama about women: smart characters who aren’t restrained by stereotypes … with a sense of humor.”
– Jette Kernion, CINEMATICAL
“An excellent, poetic little movie, beautifully anchored by Anna Margaret Hollyman’s lead performance.” – Paul Osborne, FILM THREAT
“Winningly played…”
– Mark Asch, THE L MAGAZINE
[An] original and fresh approach to character, story and theme – including the idea that technology may reveal our deepest selves and express our ambivalent human need for connection as much as control ….”
– Doron Weber, THE ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
