Liza Anonymous Review
by Daniel Hess

“This is a fully realized vision from Smyth and her entire team. This is a piece that is brimming with life and even background characters feel weighty and lend credence to everything on screen.”

“In what is easily a tour de force showcase of the range from lead Danielle Beckmann we are easily taken in by this premise, which she stylishly makes her own. The quick introductory pace sucks us right into things and no point does this feel like a ride you’ll want to get off from.”

“This year’s Tribeca Film Festival, which just ended, received more than 6,000 short film entries that were whittled down to 46 selections from 20 countries.”

”’Liza Anonymous’ is one of those films that is just a fun ride. I wondered as I was watching it: how were they going to end it? I thought they did it in a very clever way. Essentially, it’s about finding your tribe. That tribe doesn’t have to look like you or sound like you. And we’re always looking for comedies—you need to laugh.”
- Sharon Badal, Tribeca FF Shorts Programmer

“Standing out to me when watching the film was the vibrance of colors in each scene differentiating the support groups. Smyth explained how this is very deliberate work with color theory, using set and costume design, only using a certain amount of colors in each support group scene to make a subconscious impact on the audience's viewing and the interpretation of the characters in each scene.”