"Extremely personal and moving…as much as the film is shadowed by a keen awareness of mortality,'One Cut, One Life' often pulses with an almost ecstatic vitality. In its vision of human existence, life is as messy and unpredictable as it is precious."- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"Thorny, tender and unvarnished… a breathtaking reminder of life's joys."- Sherri Linden, LA Times
"CRITICS’ PICK! Stunning."- Diana Clarke, Village Voice
"20 Must-See Summer Movies for Grownups. [A film] about discovering what is most important about living." - Chris Hewitt, Huffington Post
"An elegy for the dead, the dying, and those who live on, ‘One Cut, One Life’ is a singular work made from a double vision… It’s a thing of lovely imperfections: profound and banal, self-absorbed and insightful, weighted with grief and buoyed by resilience. In short, as messy and precious as life itself"- Ty Burr, Boston Globe
"A complex, intimate film about some of the conversations in life we typically avoid the most... One Cut, One Life is the rare bittersweet snapshot that doesn’t leave any lingering, melancholic aftertaste. It touches one’s heart and then sets one on their way, to gather ye rosebuds while ye may."- Brent Simon, Paste Magazine
"Unmistakably poignant… Pondering Pincus's legacy in documentary filmmaking, the doc emerges not so much as a glimpse into the mind of a dying artist than as a factual drama on how loved ones are impacted by an individual's death."- Wes Greene, Slant Magazine
"Without censoring themselves, the filmmakers turn their cameras on themselves, using their art to reveal their psyches in a masterpiece of personalized direct cinema. Brilliant. Brave. Moving. A must-see."- Jennifer Merin, Women's eNews
"Complex and intimate… No-holds-barred first-person filmmaking."- Tom Roston, The New York Times
"Complex yet harrowingly simple, it is sometimes difficult to watch but ultimately uplifting."- Peter Keough, Boston Globe
"The movie is an intimate meditation on love, fate, and mortality, finding optimism and humor in a world filled with randomness and uncertainty. Elegant shots of the natural Vermont countryside, where the Pincus family lives, together with the busy New York Streets, generates a vision of life as both transitory and immutable."- Tim Jackson, Arts Fuse
"One Cut, One Life will definitely resonate with many viewers on a profound level."- Catherina Stewart, New England Film
"A vital and probing work of personal filmmaking... a powerful dialogue between two artists confronting death with art, the only means they know."- Joe Blessing, Stagebuddy.com
"Ed Pincus’ legacy is forever etched with ONE CUT, ONE LIFE. This death-meets-art tribute will ensure that Pincus’ contributions to the world of filmmaking will not go unnoticed."- Franco Fassetti, Films in Review
"Compelling, raw, and honest depiction of a man’s final year, told by two people who truly have a deep connection on a personal and professional level."- Mike Ward, Should I See It
"One Cut, One Life provides a strong and personal colloquy between two filmmakers confronting death and in turn, life, in the only way that they know how - through a camera."- Rachel Flanagan, Discover Hollywood
"Embraces all the joy, messiness, creativity, and tragedy of their friendship with almost unbearable intimacy and an aesthetic clarity."- Ty Burr and Peter Keough, Boston Globe
"Through their self-reflective exploration, Ed and Lucia point their lens at the tough questions examining death, loss, fate and art’s relationship to privacy."- Sarah Winshall, Under The Radar Magazine
"The psychological intensity and the harrowing honesty of Ingmar Bergman’s masterpieces."- Gerald Peary, Arts Fuse
"Lyrical, profound, and in places unexpectedly humorous. A moving tribute to a great documentary filmmaker - Ed Pincus - by another gifted documentary filmmaker - Lucia Small."- Ross McElwee, Director of Sherman's March & Time Indefinite
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