Topside (film)

Topside is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Celine Held and Logan George and starring Held.[1]

Topside
Directed byCeline Held
Logan George
Written byCeline Held
Logan George
Produced byAnthony Bregman
Peter Cron
Kara Durrett
Jonathan Montepare
Melina Lizette
Josh Godfrey
Dan Crown
StarringCeline Held
CinematographyLowell A. Meyer
Edited byLogan George
Music byDavid Baloche
Production
companies
K Period Media
Level Forward
Red Crown
Likely Story
ELO Films
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2020.[2] Then it made its U.S. premiere at the South by Southwest, where it won the Jury Award for Best Director.[3]

Reception

The film has an 86 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews.[4]

Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, calling it "A striking debut, cinematic and affecting."[1]

Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film a positive review and wrote, "The whole concept of a lo-fi New York movie shot on the streets has been done and redone so many times that it risks cliché, but Topside works as well it does because it never tries to reinvent that playbook."[5]

Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Everyone here means well, and there’s a commitment to the entire venture that’s admirable, but this falls deep into what is often referred to as “poverty porn,” something that feels more manipulative in its depiction of misery than genuinely empathetic or artistic."[6]

References
  1. Linden, Sheri (September 8, 2020). "'Topside': Film Review; Venice 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. Freehling, Eric (July 22, 2020). "'Topside' to launch at Venice". Butler Eagle. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. Erbland, Kate (March 24, 2020). "SXSW Winners: Despite Cancellation, Festival Announces Grand Jury Prizes". Indiewire. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. "Topside". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  5. Kohn, Eric (September 8, 2020). "'Topside' Review: A Child Raised Beneath the NYC Subways Sees the Light in Riveting Debut". IndieWire. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  6. Tallerico, Brian (September 11, 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020: In Between Dying, The Best is Yet to Come, Topside". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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