REVIEWS | Impressions

"Jayanti threads the real-life stories of this town’s inhabitants through the impressionistic narrative [...] the tales are given further resonance by the strangeness of the place, and by a reflective electric-guitar score by Bill Frisell." - THE NEW YORK TIMES

“a profound reflection on mankind’s eternal urge to seek new frontiers” - POV MAGAZINE

“one of the best documentaries that came out in 2020” - THE BOSTON GLOBE

“A truly remarkable film about human fragility, imagination and time” - CINTIA GIL, SHEFFIELD DOC FEST

“The juxtaposition of humanity, place and destiny is the backbone, the storyline, of your film. By honoring the nature of ordinary people and the use of historical reference along with an immense vision of place, you have created an extraordinary pallet of color, time and texture to paint a canvas of the future as now. Bringing me into the process and allowing my world to be a color on your wheel is a privilege. Thank you.” - OLIN B. WEST (FEATURED IN THE FILM)

“The characters she has us living with are always front and center, and on display is her humanistic gift of putting people at ease and earning buried life stories and emotions. Truth or Consequences is the product of a great documentarian letting her heart guide her” - MUBI NOTEBOOK

“What I appreciated immensely was the space that was given for humanity to breath. The characters led you through their preoccupations, streams of consciousness, fascinations at the wonder of life and frustrations. In their own way. And at what felt like on their terms.” - AUDIENCE MEMBER

"A thoughtful, surprisingly moving, and extremely ambitious film, one that employs an innovative style and some unconventional pacing to explore an unusually complex philosophical and emotional landscape." - THE ARTS FUSE

“Disappointing” - SPACEPORT AMERICA

“The advent of a new talent in the field of American independent cinema, the sensitive and brilliant Hannah Jayanti, who gives us here a hypnotic hybrid work of documentary anticipation. [...] A real master stroke!” - AUDIENCE MEMBER

“Keep an eye out for Hannah Jayanti, she’s honing a very special voice in boundary pushing documentary. Last ten minutes were my favorite sequence of any 2020 release.” - AUDIENCE MEMBER

“Jayanti repeatedly demonstrates a gift for making mundane visual moments feel transcendent [...] Truth or Consequences is admittedly not a film for everyone. But for those willing to surrender themselves to its spell, it will reveal itself to be a beautiful enigma.” - BEYONDCHRON

“singular, beautiful and immersive” - IMMERSE NEWS

OTHER REVIEWS | PANELS | Interviews | Q&A

Docs In Orbit Podcast
Q&A w/ Hannah Jayanti, Alexander Porter, & Inney Prakash
SCREEN DAILY | ‘Truth Or Consequences’: DOK Leipzig Review
DOCALOGUE | The Ghosts of History and the Blinding Consequence of the Future & The Political Risks of Listening
"Truth Or Consequences" finds emotional truths of character in a dwindling American town
Notes from the Field | Alexander Porter
Modern Times Review | The progress and those who might be left behind
CJSW Radio Interview
Business Doc Europe | DOK Leipzig Int’l Comp: Out of this world
The Commons | Existential questions arise from a semi-abandoned desert town
ABQ JOURNAL | Into the future: Documentary ‘Truth or Consequences’ weaves past, present with what may lie ahead
MOVEABLEFEST | A Sunset Can Be Seen as a New Horizon in Hannah Jayanti’s Truth or Consequences
The Splash Podcast