Parachute

The weight of the subjects is counterpointed with good humour and common sense. The action is character driven, not issue led. It’s a heartfelt miniature, prettily shot by the cinematographer Kristen Correll.

Deeply felt and certainly proves that [Snow]... has a promisingly deft directorial hand.

Smart and compassionate.

The inevitable climax of Parachute not only hits hard but is set up perfectly by all that comes before.

With men’s stories crowding most of film history, a host of untapped material awaits the burgeoning genre of the messy young woman. As with all familiar stories, however, it’s all too easy to court cliché -- even when trying so hard to flout conventions.

A purposefully de-glammed examination of body image and self-loathing from a woman whose age and line of work would suggest that she’s had plenty of unfortunate opportunities to indulge in both.

Eaton and Mann share a likeable and convincing chemistry,and their performances go a long way to papering over the cracks in this slight but empathetic film.

Eaton gives everything she has, delivering several moving monologues and making the script’s darkest moments leave such an emotional scar.

Eaton delivers a masterful performance that delicately navigates the balance between her gregarious interactions with friends and her hidden moments of inner strife.

Parachute observes a life in freefall with delicacy, significance and the waft of an upwards breeze.