Madeline Grey DeFreece

Olivia Peace’s TAHARA at Women Texas Film Festival review; all the tools to deliver a funny, but personal and touching film

Utilizing stop-motion animation at pivotal moments, Olivia Peace’s inter-disciplinary talents are on full display. She uses artwork to convey the dramatic, often illusory feelings of late-stage adolescence. Along with nimble writing by Jess Zeidman and some astute observations, these moments lend credence to Olivia Peace as a promising filmmaker to watch, should she continue down that path.