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On Her Shoulders traces one woman's incredible journey to offer an inside look at modern political advocacy - and a challenge to viewers yearning to effect their own change.
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Director Alexandria Bombach (Frame by Frame) shot this documentary portrait of human rights activist Nadia Murad not long before her subject received the Nobel Peace Prize, and the movie argues persuasively that the prize was well deserved. March 11, 2020 | Full Review…
Director Alexandria Bombach (Frame by Frame) shot this documentary portrait of human rights activist Nadia Murad not long before her subject received the Nobel Peace Prize, and the movie argues persuasively that the prize was well deserved.
Ben Sachs
Be ready for tears, on screen and your own. January 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Be ready for tears, on screen and your own.
Ed Potton
Nadia is shown always surrounded by crowds, almost crushed by them. But her utter loneliness is heartbreaking. January 24, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Nadia is shown always surrounded by crowds, almost crushed by them. But her utter loneliness is heartbreaking.
Peter Bradshaw
"On Her Shoulders" is a moving, sensitive portrayal of a woman - and a people's - perseverance. October 31, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
"On Her Shoulders" is a moving, sensitive portrayal of a woman - and a people's - perseverance.
Vanessa H. Larson
Its subject compels throughout. October 31, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Its subject compels throughout.
Carla Meyer
Like its subject's life, Alexandria Bombach's On Her Shoulders is a sometimes wearying blur of formal meetings, press appearances and glad-handing encounters with well-meaning officials. October 24, 2018 | Full Review…
Like its subject's life, Alexandria Bombach's On Her Shoulders is a sometimes wearying blur of formal meetings, press appearances and glad-handing encounters with well-meaning officials.
Alan Scherstuhl
Bombach's film, and Nadia's willingness to participate in it, reminds us that what happens a world away is happening to us, to all of us as humankind. May 29, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Bombach's film, and Nadia's willingness to participate in it, reminds us that what happens a world away is happening to us, to all of us as humankind.
Lisa Trifone
lexandria Bombach won a directing prize at Sundance for this portrait of Murad, but On Her Shoulders might just as well have been made by Murad's publicist. May 24, 2019 | Full Review…
lexandria Bombach won a directing prize at Sundance for this portrait of Murad, but On Her Shoulders might just as well have been made by Murad's publicist.
Pat Mullen
The film takes an intimate approach to its subject, who occasionally speaks directly to the camera. These moments can be revelatory. March 25, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
The film takes an intimate approach to its subject, who occasionally speaks directly to the camera. These moments can be revelatory.
Phil Guie
s a filmmaker, [Alexandria] Bombach (Frame by Frame) treats her with respect, but stops short of full-fledged worship. March 2, 2019 | Full Review…
s a filmmaker, [Alexandria] Bombach (Frame by Frame) treats her with respect, but stops short of full-fledged worship.
Kathy Fennessy
A good documentary about Nadia Murad. February 26, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
A good documentary about Nadia Murad.
Rachel Wagner
As a huge supporters of not just women's rights, but "human rights, On Her Shoulders is a film that will strike a chord for everyone and encourage one to take action and no longer sit on the sidelines. February 6, 2019 | Rating: 10/10 | Full Review…
As a huge supporters of not just women's rights, but "human rights, On Her Shoulders is a film that will strike a chord for everyone and encourage one to take action and no longer sit on the sidelines.
Carla Renata
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