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The Garden Left Behind draws on one immigrant's journey to offer graceful, thought-provoking commentary on timely sociopolitical themes.
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It's one thing to decide to make a movie about the struggles of the transgender community and violent attacks on it. But it's far harder to turn that message into a film as natural and graceful as The Garden Left Behind. March 19, 2019 | Full Review…
It's one thing to decide to make a movie about the struggles of the transgender community and violent attacks on it. But it's far harder to turn that message into a film as natural and graceful as The Garden Left Behind.
Caryn James
It's thought provoking about judgements we make and first time writer/director Flavio Alves manages for the most part to walk that fine line between melodrama and preaching. March 6, 2020 | Full Review…
It's thought provoking about judgements we make and first time writer/director Flavio Alves manages for the most part to walk that fine line between melodrama and preaching.
Rosalynn Try-Hane
Strives for an authentic portrayal of what it's like to be trans and an immigrant in New York today. March 6, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Strives for an authentic portrayal of what it's like to be trans and an immigrant in New York today.
Katie Goh
Performances are down-to-earth, mixing bright sarcasm and camaraderie with darkly pointed observations. [Carlie] Guevara is a likeable central character, simply trying to live truthfully with her friends and family. March 2, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Performances are down-to-earth, mixing bright sarcasm and camaraderie with darkly pointed observations. [Carlie] Guevara is a likeable central character, simply trying to live truthfully with her friends and family.
Rich Cline
Alves seriously explores the trials and tribulations of a young Mexican trans woman's hopes and aspirations in a New York City that doesn't always acknowledge her agenda... March 2, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Alves seriously explores the trials and tribulations of a young Mexican trans woman's hopes and aspirations in a New York City that doesn't always acknowledge her agenda...
Elias Savada
The struggles of the trans community are featured in the film by Flavio Alves that manages to deliver a powerful message without breaking new ground. February 20, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The struggles of the trans community are featured in the film by Flavio Alves that manages to deliver a powerful message without breaking new ground.
Joe Friar
An eloquent and provocative drama. February 7, 2020 | Full Review…
An eloquent and provocative drama.
Anne Brodie
A compassionate, affecting indie. February 4, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A compassionate, affecting indie.
Mike McGranaghan
While the truly ground-breaking trans movie will be the one where joy outweighs suffering, The Garden Left Behind is an undoubtedly well-intentioned, gripping depiction of the trials and tribulations trans women of colour can face in America. February 3, 2020 | Full Review…
While the truly ground-breaking trans movie will be the one where joy outweighs suffering, The Garden Left Behind is an undoubtedly well-intentioned, gripping depiction of the trials and tribulations trans women of colour can face in America.
Stephen Porzio
A direct view of the life of a transgender woman trying to solve her life story and all the problems surrounding it. Sometimes it seems too much drama is being crammed into one movie but the overall effect is striking. January 21, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
A direct view of the life of a transgender woman trying to solve her life story and all the problems surrounding it. Sometimes it seems too much drama is being crammed into one movie but the overall effect is striking.
Jackie K. Cooper
The film breaks through as not only an admirable artistic vision produced with integrity, but a beautiful human tale of perseverance and love. January 21, 2020 | Rating: 3.5 | Full Review…
The film breaks through as not only an admirable artistic vision produced with integrity, but a beautiful human tale of perseverance and love.
Hope Madden
The Garden Left Behind is an amazing drama filled to the brim with realistic and heavy performances that will absolutely leave a lasting impression and subject matter that should more commonly be explored and celebrated. January 14, 2020 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
The Garden Left Behind is an amazing drama filled to the brim with realistic and heavy performances that will absolutely leave a lasting impression and subject matter that should more commonly be explored and celebrated.
Anthony Ray Bench
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