WE BURN LIKE THIS
Selected Press
DEADLINE - Freestyle Acquires Coming-Of-Age Pics ‘We Burn Like This’ And ‘Love You Anyway’
FILM THREAT - “In the bold and poignant drama We Burn Like This, written and directed by Alana Waksman, past trauma is unearthed and experienced all over again. Yet, through restraint and prudence, the film deals with the ingrained, unavoidable impact of transgenerational trauma and the possibility of healing.”
THE FILM STAGE - The Best Undistributed Films of 2021. “Alana Waksman’s We Burn Like This is an impressive debut feature about cultural, historic, and personal trauma set in Billings, Montana…Coghlan is the commanding presence in a film full of mysteries and myths, becoming a road movie as Rae sets out on a path to understand the past and her place in the world. We Burn Like This is a powerfully moving drama of self-discovery, full of haunting emotional ambiguity with a strong sense of place, and one deserving of a wider audience in 2022.”
VARIETY - ‘Pig,’ ‘Red Rocket,’ ‘Pleasure’ in Deauville Festival Competition Lineup
DEADLINE - Best of NFMLA Awards Announced - Alana Waksman’s We Burn Like This (Best Feature Film)
DEADLINE - Santa Barbara Film Festival Sets Lineup For Hybrid Edition
BILLINGS GAZETTE - Filmed in Montana, 'We Burn Like This' takes center stage at MINT film festival
THE FILM STAGE - BIFF Review: We Burn Like This Walks Through a Dense Minefield of Emotions. “Whether it’s (Madeleine) Coghlan descending to her breaking point or (Devery) Jacobs finding the calm to explain facts that shouldn’t need to be explained, these are lived-in characters tapping into an authentic duality that comes with being American in a way that doesn’t erase your ethnicity or ancestors.”
SOUTHEAST IOWA UNION - Fairfield filmmaker to screen debut feature July 9
MIDWEST FILM JOURNAL - Heartland Review 2021: We Burn Like This. “We Burn Like This is about cycles of hate and of pain and of trying to break free from them… very well told and featuring a stunning lead performance.”
SOLZY AT THE MOVIES - We Burn Like This - Tallgrass 2021: “We Burn Like This is a well-made narrative feature debut and leads to a bright future behind the camera for Waksman.”
THE SEVENTH ROW - Devery Jacobs: ‘I had never seen it be done until I started doing it’: “I appreciated that she wasn’t trying to put words in the mouth of another community and was more interested in collaborating and telling her perspective. That was something I really respected…For me, it wasn’t whether the role was a lead or supporting; it was telling this human story, and I was glad that she had done it in an appropriate way.”
THE MOVIE CULTURE - Madeleine Coghlan Interview on the film We Burn Like This
CAPE COD TIMES - What should you watch at Woods Hole Film Festival? Here are 10 ideas
THE BUFFALO NEWS - Buffalo International Film Festival returns with in-person, virtual screenings. Highlighted as Closing Night Gala film.
SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT - SBIFF 2021: Films to Find
SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT - Filmmaker Interviews
YELLOWSTONE PUBLIC RADIO - Film Shot In Billings Will Get Montana Premiere At Festival
YELLOWSTONE PUBLIC RADIO - Film Shot In Billings Premieres This Month
YELLOWSTONE PUBLIC RADIO - Feature Film To Bring Not In Our Town To The Big Screen
MISSOULIAN - 'We Burn Like This' examines Jewish life in Montana
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