Selected press

exclusive trailer for “holding back the tide” imagines the oysters as a queer icon

By Jordan Raup

the film stage - aug 21 2024

Underwater and Above Ground, the Future is Fluid: SFUFF celebrates tenth year Reawakening Urban Landscapes to Nature’s Wisdom

By Naomi Asrir

Edited by Kristal çelik

Medium - May 17 2024

Pass the Remote: Berlin & Beyond SF Urban Film Fest take the Spotlight

By Randy Myers

Piedmont Exedra - April 15 2024

Former Marin Resident Reconsiders the Humble Oyster in Dreamy Documentary

By Daniel Bromfield

Marin Independent Journal - April 11 2024

Grasshopper Film acquires ‘Holding Back the Tide’ Queer hybrid documentary…"

By Christopher Vourlias

Variety - March 7 2024

HOLDING BACK THE TIDE Review:

Be Gay Eat Oysters

By Larry Fried

POV Magazine - Nov. 17 2023

15 Most Anticipated Films at Doc NYC ‘23

By The Editorial Staff

Hammer to Nail - NOV. 8 2023

DOC NYC Opens with Real-Life ‘Truman Show’-Esque ‘The Contestant’: See Full Lineup

By Samantha Bergerson

Indie Wire - oct. 12 2023

This is Us: Boulder’s Mimesis Documentary Festival offers revelation with a dash of hope.

BY MICHAEL J. CASEY
Boulder Weekly - Aug 10 2023

Emily Packer, Experimental Filmmaker: “Invite new visionaries to the forefront by taking turns in the directorial hot seat”

BY CHRIS O’FLAHERTY
Wild Media Journal, Dec 2022