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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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Nadia is shown always surrounded by crowds, almost crushed by them. But her utter loneliness is heartbreaking. Jan 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. Oct 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. Oct 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. Oct 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
On Her Shoulders is an intimate, empathetic documentary, made with discretion and power. Oct 23, 2018 | Full Review…
On Her Shoulders is an intimate, empathetic documentary, made with discretion and power.
Kenneth Turan
We see this movie to learn who the young Nobel Peace Prize winner is, but in the end, it is about her challenging us to learn who we are. Oct 19, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
We see this movie to learn who the young Nobel Peace Prize winner is, but in the end, it is about her challenging us to learn who we are.
Nell Minow
s a filmmaker, [Alexandria] Bombach (Frame by Frame) treats her with respect, but stops short of full-fledged worship. Mar 1, 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. Feb 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. Feb 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
Showing [Nadia] engaged in wearying rounds of speeches and meetings in 2016, it could have told us more about the Yazidi people, but is memorable as a portrait of a burdened young soul. Jan 28, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Showing [Nadia] engaged in wearying rounds of speeches and meetings in 2016, it could have told us more about the Yazidi people, but is memorable as a portrait of a burdened young soul.
Edward Porter
Bombach illuminates the ongoing anguish of the exiled Yazidis and the toll taken on their primary spokesperson. Shortlisted for the 2019 Best Documentary Feature Oscar, this powerful film deserves a wide audience. Jan 25, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Bombach illuminates the ongoing anguish of the exiled Yazidis and the toll taken on their primary spokesperson. Shortlisted for the 2019 Best Documentary Feature Oscar, this powerful film deserves a wide audience.
Lucy Popescu
An engrossing and startling documentary on Yazidi advocate Nadia Murad. Jan 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
An engrossing and startling documentary on Yazidi advocate Nadia Murad.
Owen Richards
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