To.get.her

2011 American film

Jazzy De Lisser
Chelsea Logan
Adwoa Aboah
Audrey Speicher
Jami Eaton
Jill Jackson
Ed Wagenseller

CinematographyDerek E. TindallEdited byJames DevlinMusic byMichael Tremante

Production
company

Puella Films

Release dates

January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) (Digitally)

Running time

86 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$27,000^[1]

to.get.her is a 2011 American mystery thriller film directed by Erica Dunton, starring Jazzy De Lisser, Chelsea Logan, Adwoa Aboah, Audrey Speicher, Jami Eaton, Jill Jackson and Ed Wagenseller. It had its premier at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011, where it won the Best of NEXT Audience Award, and was released digitally on 15 January 2013.

Cast

Jazzy De Lisser as Ana Frost
Chelsea Logan as China Rees
Adwoa Aboah as Emily Mateo
Audrey Speicher as Abigail Pearce
Jami Eaton as Zoe Lindermann
Jill Jackson as Margaret Frost
Ed Wagenseller as Robert Engledew
Jon Stafford as Peter
Jason Davis as Bryan
Cullen Moss as Paul
Taylor Kowalski as Gus
James Forgey as Daniel
Traci Dinwiddie as Ruth
Tammy Arnold as Therapist
Trisha Paytas as Fantasy Girl

Production

to.get.her was filmed over 12 days entirely in Wilmington, North Carolina with a Canon EOS 7D, which is primarily a still camera. Approximately 85% of the film was shot with a 600mm anamorphic lens, which caused the camera to be positioned up to two blocks away from the actors.^[2]

Release

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2011, where it won the Best of NEXT Audience Award.^[3]^[4]

It was released digitally for purchase on 15 January 2013, along with 12 other recent Sundance movies to help promote the 2013 festival, and then streaming on Netflix and Hulu on February 15.^[1]

Reception

Michael Dunaway of Paste gave the film a rating of 8.1/10, calling it "visually interesting and innovative", and praised the performances of De Lisser and Aboah.^[5]

Rob Nelson of Variety wrote that while Dunton "strains for high-school gravitas and achieves a smidgen of it in her twisty final reel", the "absurdity" of the film and the "horrid" dialogue "ought to prevent its graduation from an award-winning Sundance bow to release."^[6]

The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the action is "competently framed but plagued by filter effects that do nothing to make the tedious drama less annoying to sit through."^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Locally made teen drama to be released". StarNews Online. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Indiewire (7 January 2011). "Meet the 2011 Sundance Filmmakers | "to.get.her" Director Erica Dunton". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b THR Staff (23 January 2011). "SUNDANCE REVIEW: To.Get.Her". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards - sundance.org". sundance.org - sundance.org. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Dunaway, Michael (27 January 2011). "Sundance Report: to.get.her review". Paste. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ Nelson, Rob (31 January 2011). "to.get.her". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2022.