How Do You Measure a Year?

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How Do You Measure a Year?

2021

29m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt documents his daughter's growth from age 2 to age 18.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

06/13/2023

It is an ideal way to get one’s daughter to sit on the couch with dad, who will have the convincing argument that it will be for only 28 (possibly teary) minutes.

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John Serba

Decider

06/21/2023

Conceptually, the film functions on two levels: A loosely scientific one that charts incremental intellectual and emotional maturity. And the other, more prevailing, is about the emotional journey of a parent...

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

06/14/2023

9/10

An exceptional documentary short that invites us to reflect upon the transience of time, the beauty of transformation, and the power of a father's love. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

03/13/2023

4/4

Wonderfully simple, yet ambitious, and sweetly touching.

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Chris Esper

Film Threat

03/07/2023

9/10

A home movie that leaves the viewer with a big grin and perhaps even reflective on their own life. It chronicles life and time uniquely and beautifully.

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Greg R

@itsgregsworld 06/25/2023

My newly minted 17 year old daughter and I just finished this 29 minute documentary. Me sobbing all the way through. She, seeing herself in so many of the scenes. Highly recommend.

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt documents his daughter's growth from age 2 to age 18.

Director: Jay Rosenblatt
Producer: Jay Rosenblatt
Distributor: Max
Production Co: Locomotion Films, Jay Rosenblatt Films, HBO Documentary Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 14, 2023
Runtime: 29m

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