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** ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST FILMS**
-ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS
CBS RADIO
FILMTHREAT
eFILMCRITIC
FILM FREAK CENTRAL

 

** WINNER OF 12 FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS**
-including
"BEST DIRECTOR"
"BEST SCREENPLAY"
"BEST PRODUCTION"
"BEST FILM"
and
AUDIENCE AWARDS

 

** 2-TIME PRISM AWARD NOMINEE **

 

Put the names of Cindy Baer and Celest Davis
on the V.I.P. list of promising new filmmakers.”

FILM FREAK CENTRAL

 

“Amazing! brilliant!
A cinematic gem that demands to be seen.”

Todd David Schwartz, CBS RADIO

 

" One of the best films about teen angst since REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE."
FILMS IN REVIEW

 

A charming, touching, clever and all-around brilliantly crafted film.”
FILM THREAT

 

Original and unforgettable.”
-ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS

 

“Imaginative and deeply touching”
NOHO LA MEGAZINE

 

Fascinating to absorb and compelling to contemplate.”
EFILMCRITIC

 

Rarely have emotions rung as true as they do in this film.”
THE NUMBERS

 

Like a passionately scribbled diary entry, this phantasmagoric tale
brims with all the heartfelt spiritual bewilderment and deep thoughts
that only a teenage girl would, or could, voice.”

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

 

 

Bold, unabashedly artsy, fearlessly original, and nothing less than 100% provocative, “Purgatory House” is one of the wildest, freshest films
that I have seen in a long time."

INDIETALK.COM

 

"Engaging and provocative, this film asks us to reconsider
the adolescent experience from a perspective that is sincerely youthful,
marked by a candid admission of the unknown, an optimistic determination
to find fulfillment, and rarest of all, a critical examination of the morals
and mores that are foisted upon young people today."

WORCESTER MOVIES

 

In a world of increasing disconnection, Purgatory House gives that disconnection a palpable reality. It is as raw and challenging as adolescence itself."
ECLIPSE MAGAZINE

 

One of the most honest, most powerful, most revealing teen movies ever"
FLICK FILOSPHER

 

Purgatory House contains a creativity scarcely seen in multiplexes...
A provocative, creative film that explores sensitive subject matter skillfully”

THE CINEMATIC VERSES

 

Amazing! Truly like no other film that has been done before.
This could have a profound effect on teenagers.”

Martha Frankel, Celebrity Journalist

 

A well-written and superbly directed movie.
The look of the film, both gritty and otherworldly, spoke volumes and added more depth to the film. This insightful, independent production is a must-see"

FATALLY-YOURS

 

Purgatory House sets out to show a “very unique” view of
life, death, religion, and love, and actually does!...
Movies like this are hard to come by. It has a certain wit and style that you really don’t find elsewhere, and a unique way of looking at important topics and presenting them in an interesting and engaging way."

JACKASS CRITICS

 

An excellently constructed...sophisticated, inventive feature.”
LA INDEPENDENT

 

An exceptional work.”
GRAND RAPIDS PRESS

 

One of the best films about troubled teens that I have ever seen.”
Terry Keefe, Editor-at-Large, VENICE MAGAZINE

 

A remarkable piece of filmmaking.”
CREATIVE SCREENWRITING MAGAZINE

 

It is refreshing to see someone take a chance on being different.
A more refined script or production would have ruined this film completely.
This film deserves to be watched and owned."

HOME THEATER INFO

 

“Powerful…brilliant.
It just blew me away!”

Alvin Sargent, 2-time Academy Award Winning screenwriter

 

“Phenomenal, spectacular!
This film has to be seen!”

Laura Ziskin, producer (SPIDERMAN, PRETTY WOMAN)

 

 

 

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