SummaryIn 2010 David Crowley, an Iraq veteran, aspiring filmmaker and charismatic up-and-coming voice in fringe politics, began production on his film A Gray State. Set in a dystopian near-future where civil liberties are trampled by an unrestrained federal government, the film's crowd funded trailer was enthusiastically received by the burgeoning onlin... Read More
Directed By:Erik Nelson
A Gray State
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Generally Favorable
74
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5.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
74
91% Positive
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Nov 22, 2017
80
A Gray State disturbingly traverses the blurred boundary between reality and performance all too inherent in today’s social media-fed climate of cultural narcissism.
Nov 1, 2017
80
Friends, family, and reporters offer invaluable insight in interviews, making this the somewhat rare documentary that’s actually as illuminating as good print reporting on the same case.
Apr 29, 2017
80
Everyone loves a conspiracy—which is one of the reasons that A Gray State, a tantalising and fascinating real-life story, makes for compelling viewing. But it’s also supremely timely.
Nov 3, 2017
75
A Gray State captures much of this in one real-life tale that’s as unsettling as it is precisely of-the-moment.
Nov 2, 2017
75
Erik Nelson's film straddles a fine and admirable line between lurid sensationalism and sober humanism.
Apr 29, 2017
75
Excepting a strangely off-key final scene, A Gray State is a compelling, highly dramatic piece of documentary filmmaking.
Nov 2, 2017
60
There’s a morbid fascination inherent to documentaries like A Gray State, which is engrossing for the reasons it’s also unsatisfying: As Adam Shambour, a friend of Mr. Crowley’s, says, it’s a mystery that answers all the major questions except “Why?”
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5.9
43% Positive
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Dec 29, 2017
6
The documentary did a great job of pulling us in during the opening minutes, but by the last third of the film the narrative felt jarring. Definitely an intriguing story but too many unanswered questions left us with a sense that something was missing.
Release Date:Nov 3, 2017
Duration:1 h 33 m
Rating:TV-MA
Tagline:Focused on the demons outside. Consumed by those within.
Awards
Stockholm Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
