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Cinequest 2025 Review: Olga Artemyeva
"Although Voices Carry is divided into several parts titled after the seasons, it’s with the winter that the film comes into its full swing. And at this point, with the help of all the icy, chilly landscapes captured beautifully by Mauricio Vasquez, the parallel becomes aesthetical too."
"One good thing you can say about Voices Carry is that it does look pretty. DP Mauricio Vaquez provides icily beautiful widescreen images of the secluded New Hampshire environment where the action, such as it is, unfolds."
"The shots of the open lake and surrounding wilderness are equal parts haunting as they are naturally beautiful."
"Because Voices Carry incorporates subtle ghostly elements to enhance the story, the visuals are also more subtle. The lakeside location is stunning. It adds a beautiful backdrop that allows for the weight of the past to shine. It also allows for the changing of the seasons to be more evident as the film begins in summer before transitioning to fall and then winter. The film has a very interesting use of color that is apparent primarily in the saturation and in Sam’s wardrobe. At first, the colors around the lake are vivid, and Sam tends to wear happy colors like yellow. As she sinks deeper into supernatural despair, Sam’s wardrobe becomes as bleak and grey as the landscape in winter. It leads to an understated beauty that helps with the visual storytelling."
"Brenker and Vander Wyden craft a beautifully shot film, utilizing the stark, vibrant colors of the changing seasons to reflect Sam’s shifting mental state. The lake itself almost becomes a character, its icy depths calling to Sam in ways that feel both poetic and sinister. The film’s cinematography captures the isolation and stillness of winter, pulling the audience into Sam’s increasingly claustrophobic and haunted world."