AFTER THE APOCALYPSE

REVIEWS/QUOTES

"Mesmerizing" - Michael Wilmington CHICAGO TRIBUNE APRIL 8, 2005

"***" - V.A. Musetto NEW YORK POST March 16, 2005

"Engaging ride." -David Ng VILLAGE VOICE March 16, 2005

"Gentle at heart and terribly sincere. " -MANOHLA DARGIS NEW YORK TIMES March, 16, 2005

"A Indie film that stands out " -Clay Dempsey www.cinephelia.com August, 2006

"Overwhelming power" -James Wegg JWR July 5, 2006

"A triumph of independent filmmaking" -Jef Castro Entertainment Weekly July/2004

"Gorgeous, conveying a world similar to that of Lynch’s Eraserhead." -Eric Campos FILM THREAT 3/12/2004 "One of the more accomplished one-man shows you’re likely to see in a theater all year." -Matt Dentler SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 3/12/2004   "Refreshing" -Ken Fox TV GUIDE March, 16, 2005 "Philosophical meditation" - Ling Ma TIME OUT, CHICAGO March 31, 2005 "A film to be approached as an experience" (CRITIC'S PICK ) -Fred Thom PLUME NOIRE June/2004 "Striking visual aesthetic." - Todd Brown TWITCH January 23, 2005 ***** "A damn fine flick" -Tracy Crockett UNSPEAKABLE MAGAZINE December 26 2004

" ***** " - Christopher Arnott and Kathleen Cei FAIRFIELD COUNTY WEEKLY Oct, 28, 2004

"Finest...Beautiful...Hypnotic." -Mike White CASHIERS DU CINEMART November, 2004

**** "A fairly compelling piece of artwork" -Scott Weinberg eFILM CRITIC 3/12/2004

"A truly unique experience ... an undeniably mesmerizing allure" -Susanna Ulrich LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL June, 2004

***1/2 "Real and uncompromising." - Jonathan W. Hickman ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS July 22, 2004

"Poignant, moving, but never preachy." -Elliot Grove RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL September, 2004

"Astonishingly engrossing" SANTA FE REPORTER December 1-7, 2004

"Disturbingly sexy" -Jackson SFIST Feb 7, 2005

"Nakajima is off to a good start" -Michael Hofstein INDIE SLATE November, 2004

"Stark visual beauty" -David Ng VILLAGE VOICE July 12th, 2004

"Recognisable, understandable" -K ANTISTEREOTYPE Oct 6, 2004

"Devastatingly good" -Kyle Francis GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT September 30, 2004

"I quite enjoyed your feature. It's just the perfect viewing length as well. Excellent work." -John Pierson GRAINY PICTURES April, 2004

"I like it" -Frank Warner Sound Creator of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Close Encounters of the Third Kind October 12, 2004

"Stunning" -Albert G. Nigrin FILM FESTIVAL TODAY October, 2004

"Beautifully captures human abilities to communicate even in the absence of speech." -Laura Nathan THE INDEPENDENT MONTHLY May 2004 issue

"Reminiscent of Chris Marker via Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker" -Nick Schager SLANT MAGAZINE March, 2005

"Memorable and at times gross portrait of life" -Chris Castillo PORT ARTHUR NEWS March, 2004

"Beautifully crafted, elegantly simple and extremely interesting film." -Nina Adams FILM FEST NEW HAVEN July 25, 2004

"This has become one of my favorite silent films of all time, next to 'Nanook of the North'" -ManSee Kong ImaginAsian TV August, 2004

"Haunting" -J.S. GuideLive October, 2004

“This is the kind of film that may have you talking for days afterwards.” -Patrick Schweiss Sedona International Film Festival October, 2004

"Groundbreaking and works on several levels." -Nancy Mockros NOHO>LA THE MAGAZINE June, 2004

"Amazing film. Just fantastic. I feel this is an auteur piece and pure in its execution..." -David Kebo KISMET ENTERTAINMENT GROUP August, 2004

"A visually stunning tale of survival" -Angela Haley and Bob Makin COURIER NEWS July 8, 2004

"Unlike anything else in theatres today" -Erin Paulson FILM MONTHLY 6/10/2004

"A vastly moving experience" -Kate Lawrie LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL June, 2004

" I've found my new favorite film." SAN FRANCISCO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL Feb 8, 2005

"After the Apocalypse conveys the raw experience of being human" -Emma Griffiths LAKE PLACID FILM FESTIVAL 6/02/2004

"Nakajima, a “self-taught” filmmaker gifted with that Ed Wood knack" -Scott Foundas LA WEEKLY 6/18/2004

"Hybrid mixing science fiction effects with silent movie techniques" -Bette Spero THE STAR-LEDGER June 4, 2004 "Monochromatic 16mm camerawork captures an end-of-the-world bleakness" -Sheri Linden THE HOLLYWOOD REPOTER June, 2004

"Nice work" -Christopher Null FILMCRITIC.COM July,2004

"Every person who sees this is likely to interpret it in their own way" -Cherryl Dawson THE MOVIE CHICKS March/2004

"Crisp black-and-white cinematography is easy on the eyes" -Andy Klein LA CityBEAT / Valley BEAT JUNE, 2004 -M.G. Keller, ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF DALLAS June/2004