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Jawline

2019

Liza Mandelup

Documentary

6.0

89

Documentary Austyn Tester—handsome and 16—feels oppressed by the confines of life in his small hometown in Tennessee. But in the online-streaming world, Austyn is adored by thousands of young girls, all eager for his “likes,” his attention, or just to hear him say their name. For Austyn and many like him, a big enough fan base could mean a ticket out of rural America and into a new life of wealth and fame—quite the undertaking when you’re coming of ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Amy Nicholson Variety	"Mandelup captures the reflection of the universe in Austyn’s eyes (...) She embraces the ethereal feel of today’s aspirational ideal (...) while muddying this curated fraudulence by panning to the mess outside of the frame"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Funny, sad and sometimes disturbing, but it could dig deeper (...) [It] is an eye-opening look at the realities of teenage social media stardom."	POS
United States	Adi Robertson The Verge	"[It] poignantly explores the price of social media stardom (...) The film works as a dissection of modern digital celebrity, but also a classic story about beautiful young people struggling to get famous"	POS
Canada	Josiah Hughes Exclaim!	"'Jawline' offers something new — a film that actually humanizes influencers (...) By approaching her subject matter with a deft, artful touch, Mandelup has made a definitive documentary on a truly peculiar topic"	POS
United States	Brenden Gallagher The Daily Dot	"A stunning look at influencers and the social media gold rush (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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