Review of I Believe in Unicorns

When an indie film has a profound story that tracks, actors that transcend their role and truly become their characters and move you without even having to speak, gorgeous cinematography, perfect editing, a soundtrack that accents without intruding, a look and feel that is memorable and unique, and a story that stays with you for a while after…you have a unicorn of a film. It is very rare to see a film that has stop motion animation and super 8 footage from the filmmaker's life that is not gratuitous. This film is brave, honest, and important. Leah Meyerhoff is a director to watch and I Believe in Unicorns is a film not to be missed. If you can see it in theaters, do so. It's shot entirely on film (another unicorn) by cinematographer Jarin Blaschke and therefore should be watched, if possible, in a theater.