Monday, September 25, 2017

THE SENSITIVES Trailer! UPDATE: Now available on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon for rent or to buy

"The Sensitives" Official Trailer from Drew Xanthopoulos on Vimeo.

The Sensitives - a verité documentary following three stories about suffering from and living with the mysterious illness known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Environmental Illness  - is still screening publicly around the country and will be available online next month. Check out the trailer above.

While The Sensitives continues to screen on tour in select theaters around the country, it is now available for on iTunesGoogle Play, and Amazon. For more information about screening dates, please visit The Sensitives Facebook Page.

Friday, September 22, 2017

THE SENSITIVES wins Jury Mention at CIFF '17 + Reviews


The Sensitives, which I edited for director Drew Xanthopoulos, had a busy weekend September 15-17. It screened in Chicago, at the Newburyport Film Festival, and at the Camden International Film Festival. At CIFF, it was awarded Special Jury Mention for Cinematic Vision. It will next screen in the city where it was made: Austin, Texas, on September 29th. Details here

Since Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last spring, The Sensitives has sparked much discussion and praise. Here's a sampling of reviews:

"Observational and impressionistic" - Hollywood Reporter

"Empathetic yet nonjudgmental... Xanthopoulos allows each of the subjects to move at their own pace, but he and editor David Fabelo settle into an agreeably lilting rhythm that reflects life progressing even when the film’s subjects are threatened with being left behind."- Moveable Feast

"Xanthopoulos approaches the subject of being essentially allergic to modernity in a way that’s refreshingly non-symbolic. In addition to eschewing hard-nosed medical analysis, the film treads a line between acknowledging both its subjects’ very real symptoms and the frustration of friends and family who see them retreat into isolation." - The Verge

"[I]ntensive realism... invit[es] our empathy to stretch out wider and wider with each story." - Paste Magazine

"The Sensitives is a gentle and affecting window into the isolated prison cell that becomes a sensitive person’s life." - Vague Visages

To keep up with news and updates about The Sensitives, like it on Facebook or follow on Twitter.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Lots of Excitement For The World Premiere of THE SENSITIVES at the Tribeca Film Festival



The Sensitives - a verité documentary I edited (directed by Drew Xanthopoulos) - has its world premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival this week. It's earning some buzz ahead of it's first screening. Here's a quick rundown:

Tribeca's Director of Programming calls us one of the "hidden gems" of the festival.

IndieWire calls The Sensitives one of Tribeca's 14 "must see" films.

A little birdie told No Film School that The Sensitives is "one of the most cinematic documentaries they've ever seen." I'm not going to argue with whoever said that.

I don't know what Metro is but they're looking forward to our film.

Finally, Village Voice calls The Sensitives "superb" and "poignant." You're too kind.

More info soon and a little coverage of the fest!