“Great premise. I liked the juxtaposition of a world where it is too dangerous to travel, but technology itself is equally terrifying.

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“The timeliness is unmistakable.”

“I find that if I just think of a feeling, the AI takes me right where I need to be,” the actress’ contented delivery says that Devon has got escape down to a science.

“More importantly, the cinematic presentation by Gabriel Gely sets a tone appropriate for the science fiction. As the fauna gyrates and the clouds meander in at stop-motion speed, Devon appears to have been superimposed into a fantasy that would even have our imaginations falling short.”

by Rich Monetti

“Five out of Five”

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“What Twenty Minute Exotic Getaway does extremely well is create a convincing future landscape and populates it with characters who are flawed and complex. As the writer, director, and star Hollis Sherman-Pepe is the heart of this short and the main reason for its success. She will deserve all the praise, accolades, and success that will undoubtedly come her way.”

“For such a small budget and the length of time it took to make, 5 years according to our notes, Twenty Minute Exotic Getaway is a technical triumph. Director Sherman-Pepe, along with her visual effects designers and special-effects artists, creates the vision of a future that allows you to change your surroundings simply by touching them and yet they feel so familiar. Cinematographer Gabriel Gely’s shots are dazzling, especially the VR sections and the opening traveling shots in which we take a whistle-stop tour of a decaying city. The pacing is relentless, and the editing by Chris Chandler, Erin Perri, and Philip Perri creates an urgency that, by the end, leaves us wanting a twenty-minute break.”

by Jolly Moel

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“Hollis Sherman-Pepe’s short film gives us a look into a world that doesn’t seem quite so far fetched given the events of recent history.”

“An introspective film about the connection between humanity and technology.”

by Russ Pirozek