I Believe in Unicorns | Press | A film by Leah Meyerhoff

I Believe in Unicorns

Variety Mar 24, 2014

Filmmaker Leah Meyerhoff makes a strong impression with her drama about a fantasy-prone teenage girl who mistakes a brooding bad boy for Prince Charming...

Filmmaker Magazine Mar 9, 2014

I Believe in Unicorns is one of the most authentic and down-to-earth coming of age stories I've seen in cinema ...

LA Weekly Mar 12, 2014

Peter Vack & Natalia Dyer of I Believe In Unicorns ...

NPR Feb 27, 2015

Radio interview with I Believe in Unicorns director and Film Fatales founder Film Fatales

Screen International Mar 11, 2014

A unique and gently striking style, resulting in an appealing left-field story of teen love, adventure and trauma ...

Austin Chronicle Mar 12, 2014

The film's authenticity sustains itself because of Meyerhoff's creative attention to detail and the small cast's top-notch acting ...

Indiewire May 14, 2015

A young woman's real world relationship and fantasy imaginations...

The Skinny Jun 24, 2014

Refreshing in its sexual frankness and uniquely feminine perspective on young love’s complications, the dreamily evocative Unicorns is a beautiful 16mm nightmare...

Huffington Post Nov 20, 2014

Haunting, and beautiful, and as painful as love can be, "I Believe in Unicorns" left me musing on the power of our personal magic, wondering why we choose to spend it where we do...

Women and Hollywood Mar 10, 2014

I Believe in Unicorns offers an alternative role model for teen girls in her resourceful, willful protagonist ...

No Film School Mar 12, 2014

Shooting a film on Super 16 is about as rare these days as, I don't know, spotting a unicorn ...

Complex Mar 11, 2014

One viewing of I Believe In Unicorns and it's clear: Leah Meyerhoff has incredible vision...

Indiewire Mar 18, 2014

Writer-director Leah Meyerhoff asks a lot of Dyer for the emotionally taxing role, and Dyer flies with the challenge. She's complete dynamite. ...

Moveable Feast Mar 12, 2014

The filmmaker's unwavering commitment to make both realms as real as other is what separates the film from other coming-of-age stories, unmistakable in its authenticity ...