PRESS — The Penny Black

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“The Penny Black, isn’t just a mystery about an inexplicable interaction between two mostly-strangers, but an intense examination of personal ethics and the reality we create for ourselves.”

- Douglas Davidson, Elements of Madness

Screen Shot 2021-06-01 at 3.07.20 PM.png — “…a head-spinning investigative thriller that…takes viewers on a constantly winding but ever-authentic journey.”

-Kylie Hemmert, ComingSoon.net

Screen Shot 2021-05-31 at 6.36.39 PM.png — “The way this documentary unfolds, especially in regards to how Will’s mind and past is exposed made for such a good watch”

- Amanda Guarragi, Candid Cinema

Screen Shot 2020-11-19 at 10.48.20 AM.png — “The Penny Black is an immersive adventure in the unlikely.”

- Evan Sult, River Front Times

“The Penny Black, tells an impossible-to-look-away-from story…”
— Allen Salkin, Los Angeles Magazine

“…just as you catch your breath the roller coaster ride sends you for one more drop.”

- Joe Compton, Go Indie Now

“…one of 2020’s most riveting documentaries”

- Kayla McCulloch, The Lens

Screen Shot 2021-06-01 at 12.40.44 PM.png — “What an odd gem this is.”

- Evan Dossey, Midwest Film Journal

“…a story unlike anything you’ve heard…genuine and captivating”

- Ian Simmons, Newport Beach Independent

Screen Shot 2021-05-25 at 2.20.30 PM.png — “The Penny Black” is an utterly-engrossing…film laid out like a private eye thriller”

- Roger Moore, Movie Nation

“
The Penny Black immerses viewers into moody film noir…
.”

— Scott Iwasaki, The Park Record

“…a case study in the way that association can create tension in Film.”

- Stephen Tronicek, We Are Movie Geeks

“…unquestionably intriguing”

- Daniel Neman, St.Louis Post-Dispatch

“…It’s a hell of a ride…There are so many dangerous possibilities that we have to see what happens.”

- Steve Kopian, Unseen Films

“…twisty, head-spinning investigative thriller”

- St.Louis International Film Festival

“Mystery pervades the story told in The Penny Black…”

— Matthew Carey, Non Fiction Film

“Brace yourself for some extreme philately.”

- Joe Bendel, jbspins.com

“Joe Saunders expertly crafts an enjoyable DIY docu-ride which fluidly rides the line of grey morality...”

— Heston Horwin, Slamdance Film Festival

Screen Shot 2021-05-25 at 2.19.41 PM.png — “The Penny Black” is a mystery and an enigma wrapped in a documentary’

- Bob Bloom, ReelBob

“A detective story and character study told in the form of a documentary.”

- Matt Pejkovic, MattsMovieReviews.Net

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