Girl in Golden Gate Park

I watched this with a couple of room-mates that are new to the city, whereas I have lived in SF for almost three decades.

I have unfortunately felt the pain of eviction and currently worry about loosing my current home as well after loosing my job due to the pandemic.

So I can attest to the fact that the issues and emotions at play in this film really felt authentic and connective. And the lovely imagery has inspired me to visit golden gate park more.

My roomies struggled a bit. It made for a long substantive discussion about the state of SF's housing crisis and inspired my room mates to donate to a couple of local non-profits. It really opened their eyes.

It's so beautifully moving!

San Francisco shines in the hands of this cinematographer. Absolutely beautiful shots throughout. This is easily the best San Francisco centric indie film I've seen.

Wow. Was pretty blown away. For what seems a simple indie movie this has legs and class for miles. Not only was it repeatedly stunning but the pacing and characterization was excellent. Not the usual indie but something much more skilled and sophisticated. Suspenseful, Poignant and moving while keeping a nice quirky sense of humor. Really not what I was expecting. You should watch this.

I enjoy a movie even more when I think about it for days later. Girl in Golden Gate Park has various intriguing plot twists that had kept me pondering throughout the evening and into my week when I first saw it online last year. It's not a simple movie, but full of rich images of San Francisco, lovely close ups of emotion (or lack there of) and an appealing sound track. It's enigmatic, mysterious and can be quite tense with the character development. When I was finally able to see it "on the big screen" the beautiful cinematography was more appreciated. I'm equally impressed with the concise and natural dialog J P Allen creates for all of his small group of supporting players. It's certainly timely to review loss and revenge in this time of misplacement and grief for so many people trying to live in a proper home. I enjoy a story that's so good at making me dislike even the face of the "bad guy" and looking forward to their demise. It's not a subject that some story lines can easily achieve. Cheering for the lost and despondent person(s) takes some creativity in well developed characters. I'm impressed with the choices of all actors helping procure such a beautiful story of truth and lessons learned.

It's a good time to binge watch all of Allan's Coffee and Language films. Girl in Golden Gate Park is so far my favorite, but so have all of his films....they keep changing themes with unpredictable outcomes.

When I moved here 30 plus years ago I was awestruck by the the beauty of Golden Gate Park. I moved here in December and to experience the exotic lushness after only knowing Central Park or Boston Common as my touchstones seemed...well the difference was otherworldly, I was totally enchanted. But beautiful as it was it was it was hard for me to establish roots as there was a recession and jobs were difficult to come by. Having ridden that rollercoaster and survived I have an enormous appreciation for this poetic piece by J.P. Allen, writer, director and Cathy Montosa his life partner and producer in simultaneously evoking a place and a time in conflict. A beautiful place where we feel, we know we belong but fate and circumstances are conspiring against us. To incorporate such stunning imagery with a suspenseful storyline is an achievement. All 3 women deliver Bravero performances or is that bravera because I think the establishing of 3 female main characters was a brave stroke of genius. I especially appreciated the special attention to the sound track, it added so much to feel of the film. A lovely thought provoking film. This is what independent film is all about,