Press

“A gripping non-fiction thriller. Riveting… suspenseful, densely edited… an extraordinary and quietly disturbing film.”— David Rooney

“Brilliantly constructed and provocative film.”— Peter Keough

Grade: A “The tale told in Point and Shoot is a virtual swashbuckler… a subtle, but nonetheless eloquent critique not just of one man’s compulsions, but a culture’s.”— John Anderson

“A dizzyingly brilliant work.”— Tom Howells

“Potent… An eye-opening tale… allowing viewers access not only to the mind of a revolutionary but of a revolution…”— Steven Zeitchik

“Absorbing, ingeniously crafted documentary… an invaluable street-level glimpse of the realities of war.”— Ann Hornaday

“Director Marshall Curry’s phenomenal documentary… is an exciting, worthwhile journey full of harrowing escapes and escapades.”— Gary M. Kramer

“Editing is a standout, and Curry’s adept management and packaging of a wealth of material always impresses.”— Jay Weissberg

Grade: A “Curry succeeds in digging past that surface flash to ask the complex ‘why?’ questions we all want answered.”— Drew Lazor

“Spellbinding… addresses such compelling issues as the impact of the camera on human behavior and identity.”— Lloyd Grove

“A breathless, expertly woven compilation of the almost unbelievable life.”— Daniel Walber

“A rollicking ride… a jaw-dropping story.”— Matt Prigge

“Transformative in every sense of the word, a strangely inspiring tale that will leave you wanting to discuss it for hours.”— David Costill

“In a cinema recently overrun with combat documentaries, Marshall Curry’s Point and Shoot manages a first.”— Roger Moore

“Oscar-nominated documentarian Marshall Curry takes storytelling to the next level.”— Chris Knight

“Tremendously gripping and thought-provoking.”— Brad Wheeler

“It’s a remarkable story, and Curry has made a remarkable film.”— Gary M. Kramer

“…resonated with me long after I left the theater.”— Stephen Reilly

“A film that raises fascinating questions about the idea of performance, toughness, and belonging.”— Alison Willmore

“Point and Shoot…is more than compelling.”— Christina Cauterucci

“A compelling story that unfolds like a thriller… It is a multi-dimensional portrait of a unique man, it is a powerful story of war, and it is an important historical document.”— Joshua Handler

“Point and Shoot is… at its heart, a wild and dangerous coming-of-age tale… an expertly constructed bildungsroman… Curry has crafted an incredible tale of growth and transformation that is at once global and intensely personal.”— Michael Gaynor

“The incredible documentary Point and Shoot… asks quite boldly: Can we become the idealized image we had of ourselves? The answers as Matthew discovers and filmmaker Marshall Curry reveals are both staggering and thought-provoking.”— Gary M. Kramer

“Curry turns Point and Shoot from merely a gripping, taut bildungsroman into a smart treatise on the preening fabrications of society today– Instagram and Snapchat turning us all into photographers and filmmakers, telling stories about ourselves as we see ourselves living them.”— Adrian Lee

“An unsettlingly ambivalent and often darkly amusing portrait of a generation hellbent on documenting itself.”— World Documentary Jury

“Some of the most powerful footage you’ll see all year.”— Christopher Campbell

“Director Marshall Curry makes movies about seemingly small stories that turn out to be bigger stories… VanDyke makes a fascinating guide to his own adventures.”— Bilge Ebiri

“A film that would seriously challenge anything Hollywood could come up with.”— Tim Basham