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Critical Praise for 51 Birch Street
“51 Birch Street is the latest autobiographical doc sensation.” TORONTO STAR
“Exceptional… This film should become a huge hit because its central question is universal; if you could learn everything about your parents' lives, would you really want to know?… This is wonderful non-fiction storytelling.” Tom Hall, INDIEWIRE
“As engrossing as any murder mystery but without melodrama or histrionics, could be this year's Capturing the Friedmans" Jim Emerson, RogerEbert.com
“Tears your heart out… as haunted by ghosts as anything found in a Hollywood horror movie.” Geoff Pevere, TORONTO STAR
“The film is a revelation because it is so folksy and so disarming that we can see ourselves and our own family histories in a fresh new light.” Bruce Kirkland, TORONTO SUN
"A triumph of true life storytelling... with every bit the emotional punch of more sensationalist doc fare.” Eddie Cockrell, VARIETY
“51 Birch Street is a beautiful, resonant piece of work about how little we know about our parents' lives, about marriage and fidelity, loss and reconciliation. I've often felt that the personal documentary has overstayed its welcome, but Birch Street reaffirms my faith in the form." Anthony Kaufman, INDIEWIRE
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