Under the Influencer

I got to see a screening of this at a film festival and absolutely loved it. It's funny, heart warming, and poignant. It's an amazing performance from Taylor Scorse. She gave so much humanity to influencers, who I more often that not find myself rolling my eyes at their antics. Speaking of which, Ava Westcott couldn't have been more perfectly cast. The writing in this movie was fantastic - and I was truly blown away to find that it wasn't female written - kudos to Alex Haughey for getting it right!

I feel that comedies are the most difficult to ground, and Under the Influencer did a great job of doing it. You won't be disappointed!!

A movie I thought I might enjoy, but one that I loved instead. From the very beginning, you can tell this is not what you thought it was going to be. Beautiful direction and acting.

The film is a meaningful tribute to the artist who is struggling with authenticity, when success seems to dictate giong in another direction. The take on social media success is both funny and only too believable. Great visuals, music and filmwork that keeps you interested while surprising you with what comes next.

Let's see more and hear more from these artists: Alex Haughey; Taylor Joree Scorse; Spencer Vaughn Kelly; Chandler Young. Ava Westcott is a special hoot.

What a cool and unique movie with a real perspective on its subject. UNDER THE INFLUENCER is a breath of fresh air. Influencers and influencer culture is often the butt of jokes in modern movies and TV, but writer/director Alex Haughey, star Taylor Scorse, and their talented crew find the funny, real human emotions underneath the glossy veneer. TikTok/Social Media culture rarely gets such a thoughtul examination in long-form media, let alone a good and interesting take on the subject. UNDER THE INFLUENCER is funny, engaging, and unpredictable with a cool POV on its core premise and characters. Go watch it if you like good things!

A new angle into the social media narrative and celebrity culture. Digs deeper than you'd expect from the premise. The lead girl holds the whole thing together. Her performance is hilarious, heartfelt, and human. She showed so many different sides of her character, who takes a real turn toward the end of the film.

I really enjoyed the music throughout. Excited to hear more from these creators.

Lots of experimental camera work and coloring which is intentional but at times distracting from the performances. Ultimately cathartic. Watch the credits for Becca's Bop.

Keeping my eyes peeled for Taylor Scorse 👀

An emotional journey filled with laughter, tears, heartbreak and hope. A film everyone should watch and understand the power hurt words behind a computer cause to real people. This film shows how what you see on the screen is not the reality of what is taking place off camera and the glitch and glamour can be nothing but smoke and mirrors. The acting is superb especially Taylor Joree Scorse taking us from one emotion to the next with such strength that you feel her pain. She has such a range playing three versions of herself that is incredible to watch. You just want to wrap your arms around her and protect her. A must watch!