March 19, 2024
INDIE WIRE:"Sara Kiener’s ‘The Shawl’ Ode to Stevie Nicks Is a Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere" by Samantha Bergeson
Jan 31, 2024
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER:“Netflix Nabs Sundance Doc ‘Daughters,’ About Girls Reuniting With Their Incarcerated Fathers” by Aaron Couch
Jan 30, 2024
VARIETY:“Netflix Buys Sundance Award-Winning Documentary ‘Daughters’ (EXCLUSIVE)” by Brent Lang
Jan 28, 2023
DEADLINE:“‘Daughters’ Review: The Bittersweet Bonds Between Fathers And Daughters Separated By Prison” by Valerie Complex
Jan 23, 2024
VARIETY:“‘Daughters’ Review: A Dance Becomes Both a Reunion and a Reckoning In a Sage Documentary” by Lisa Kennedy
June 22, 2023
WASHINGTON POST:"Opinion How 'Bama Rush' captures this strangely bittersweet Pride month" by Jennifer Finney Boylan
June 18, 2023
USA TODAY'S 5 THINGS PODCAST:"#BamaRush: The lure of Greek sisterhood and the needs to belong" by Dana Taylor
June 5, 2023
NPR:“Rachel Fleit's documentary 'Bama Rush' looks at sorority culture at a university” by Ayesha Rascoe
May 26, 2023
VARIETY:"'Bama Rush' Director Explains Why She Turned the Camera on Herself in Max's Sorority Documentary" by Meredith Woemer
May 25, 2023
VULTURE:"Bama Rush Isn't a Takedown, It's a Revolt" by Anna Victoria Clark
May 24, 2023
THE GUARDIAN:"'Competitive Femininity': inside the wild and secretive world of sororities" by Adrian Horton
May 24, 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES:“‘It Wasn’t a Documentary About Bama Rush Whatsoever!’” by Madison Malone Kircher
May 23, 2023
PRIMETIMER:“Bama Rush Director Reveals How She Overcame 'Resistance' From Sororities and 'The Machine'” by Claire Spellberg Lustig
May 23, 2023
E! NEWS:"Bama Rush Deep-Dives Into Sorority Culture: Here's Everything We Learned" by Tierney Bricker
May 23, 2023
TIME:"Everything We Learn About the Mysterious 'Machine' in Max’s Bama Rush Documentary” by Moises Mendez
May 22, 2023
VICE:“‘Bama Rush' Is Not the Sorority Takedown You Expected" by Magdalene Taylor
May 5, 2023
TODAY:“‘Bama Rush' documentary promises a suspenseful dive into sorority culture. See the trailer” by Randi Richardson
May 5, 2023
NBC 15 NEWS:“‘Bama Rush' sorority documentary comes to HBOMax” by Keith Lane
May 5, 2023
SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE:“Everything We Know About the Bama Rush Documentary” by Jasmine Washington
May 4, 2023
THE HUFFINGTON POST:"'Bama Rush' Documentary Explores The Dark Side of the Viral TikTok Phenomenon" by Jazmin Toliver
May 4, 2023
IMDB:"Max's 'Bama Rush' Doc Trailer Teases the Crazy Story Behind the Viral TikTok Phenomenon" by Charan Flam
September 21, 2022
DEAR PRODUCER:"Zachary Kislevitz: the Best of Both Worlds"
June 30, 2021
PAPER MAGAZINE:“The ‘Port Authority’ Cast on Putting Ballroom Culture Onscreen” by BJ Panda Bear
June 30, 2021
PAPER MAGAZINE:“The ‘Port Authority’ Cast on Putting Ballroom Culture Onscreen” by BJ Panda Bear
June 24th, 2021
USA TODAY: "Pride Month Helps Power Port Authority” by Anika Reed
June 24, 2021
CHEDDAR TV:“'Port Authority' Actor Leyna Bloom on Pride and Representation”
June 11, 2021
CINEMA BLEND:"That Emotional Port Authority Scene Was Almost Completely Different” by Samantha Labat
June 7, 2021
FINAL DRAFT:"'Port Authority' writer and director Danielle Lessovitz on representation of Kiki Ballroom” by Steven Vargas
June 4, 2021
DERNSTEIN UNLEASHED:“A foray into a New York subculture” by Robert Denerstein
June 1, 2021
FORBES:"Martin Scorsese Produced This New Film Directed By A Queer Woman, Starring A Black Asian Trans Woman” by Dawn Ennis
May 30, 2021
ASBURY PARK PRESS:'A chance to be seen': How Leyna Bloom made history in 'Port Authority' from Scorsese” by Alex Biese
May 30, 2021
ASBURY PARK PRESS:"'A chance to be seen': How Leyna Bloom made history in 'Port Authority' from Scorsese” by Alex Biese
May 29, 2021
AWARDS RADAR:“Film Review: ‘Port Authority’ Tells a Quintessential New York Story” by Shane Slater’
May 28, 2021
WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD:"Pick of the Day: “Port Authority”” by Rachel Montpelier
May 28, 2021
CBS DIGITAL:"WATCH: Leyna Bloom On Being First Black & Asian Trans Woman On SI Swimsuit Magazine & Movie ‘Port Authority” by DJ Sixsmith
May 28, 2021
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES:“Seeing Through Another’s Plans” by Carols Aguilar
May 27, 2021
GAY CITY NEWS:"Q&A: Leyna Bloom and Christopher “Afrika” Quarles Discuss “Port Authority”” by Gary Kramer
May 27, 2021
METRO WEEKLY:"Leyna Bloom is Ready for her close-up with trans romantic drama “Port Authority”” by André Hereford
May 27, 2021
WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY:"Leyna Bloom Arrives By Way of ‘Port Authority’” by Kristen Tauer
May 26, 2021
CINEMA BLEND:“Port Authority Star On Representing The Transgender Community In Film” by Samantha Labat
May 26, 2021
AIPT COMICS:“Port Authority’ review: Scorsese produced queer romance in the New York kiki scene” by Nathaniel Muir
May 24, 2021
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD:“Film review: 'Port Authority' a refreshingly tragedy-free tale of transgender romance” by Andrew Shearer
May 24, 2021
PRIDE SOURCE:"In Full Bloom: This Trans Actress and Sports Illustrated Model Is Changing the Game for Trans Women of Color” by Chris Azzopardi
May 24, 2021
DATEBOOK:“Trans actress Leyna Bloom brings heart to nocturnal indie film ‘Port Authority’” by Chris Vognar
May 23, 2021
NY DAILY NEWS:"‘Port Authority’ explores NYC’s ball culture with a small town boy in the big city” by Stuart Miller
March 16, 2021
THE NEW YORK TIMES:"Leyna Bloom Breaks a Modeling Barrier" by Ruth La Ferla
March 16, 2021
GOOD MORNING AMERICA:"Leyna Bloom makes Sports Illustrated history as 1st Black, Asian transgender model."
March 17, 2021
CNN:“Leyna Bloom makes history in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue” by Leah Dolan
December 29, 2021
THE WASHINGTON POST:“The movies that wowed Post critics in 2021 – and where to watch them” by Michael O’Sullivan
December 10, 2021
INDIEWIRE:"The Best Documentaries and Docuseries of 2021"
December 3, 2021
JEZEBEL:"Cusp Is a Shockingly Intimate Look at Teenagers Navigating Sexual Violence" by Gabrielle Bruney
November 23, 2021
TEXAS STANDARD:"‘Cusp’ documentary takes Texas teen girls and their challenges seriously" by Laura Rice
November 22, 2021
WASHINGTON POST:“The documentary ‘Cusp’ is a portrait of adolescent girlhood at its most precarious and indomitable” by Ann Homaday
November 21, 2021
DEADLINE:“‘Cusp’ Filmmakers Aimed To Show Invisible Burdens On Teenage Girls – Contenders Documentary”
November 11, 2021
THE GUARDIAN:"‘There is no normal’: what it’s like to be a teenager today" by Adrian Horton
November 11, 2021
THE NEW YORK TIMES:"'Cusp' Review: Teenage Girls, Stuck with Shrugging Off Harm" by Beatrice Loayza
November 11, 2021
LOS ANGELES TIMES:“Review: ‘Cusp’ finds beauty in these girls’ friendships, amid abuse and neglect”