The Best of Breaking Glass

It's been a year of landmark film releases for us at Breaking Glass Pictures, and we're honored to have had our titles recognized on some recent "best of" lists. Without further ado, here's a roundup of accolades:

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Semifinalist) - The Lottery

LA Times review: "...the film takes an effective, two-pronged approach to tell its enlightening tale. First, it follows four charismatic youngsters from Harlem and the Bronx — and their devoted, forward-thinking parents — as they wait to compete for an academy spot. At the same time, it stirringly captures the anti-charter school sentiment facing Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz, courtesy of the United Federation of Teachers (she calls the union's tactics "thuggish") as well as from territorial local parents Moskowitz must debate at a heated community hearing."

Bay Area Reporter Top 10 Films of 2010 (#9) - The Stranger in Us

"With the best peek at life in SF's queer combat zone since Cyrus Amini's 25 Cent Preview, Scott Boswell finds original and witty ways to assess the price of life on the streets for each generation that hangs out in our little psychotic Disneyland."

Cinesploitation's Best Sleazy Madness Award - Someone's Knocking at the Door

“A puzzle to be picked-at by psychedelic minds, which subtly explores the depths of the kind of disturbed, disaffected, and depression-prone drug-altered generation of young adults that exists in society today.”

AfterElton's 10 Best Gay Movies of the 2010 (#9) - Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

"When you meet someone who is totally comfortable in their skin, completely at peace with who they are, it's tempting to think, "Oh, it must be so easy for them." But this film of the one-man stage show of out actor Leslie Jordan shows that, at least for him, self-acceptance was a cold hard slog. On TV appearances like Will & Grace, Jordan comes across as something of a mischievous imp. In this movie, he comes across that way too — while also being bitter, foul-mouthed, bitchy, air head-y, dishy, raunchy, angry, and — guess what? — ultimately, very thoughtful. The movie is very bare bones, but this is still a trip worth taking."

PhillyMag Best Queer Debut - Easier With Practice

"Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s Easier With Practice is an odd indie that shows the out writer/director’s considerable promise. It’s tough to discuss what makes his film so good without spoiling things, so just take my word for it."