BROADWAY WORLD:
“J. Bothwell Productions has announced the world premiere of Stockholm Syndrome, written and directed by Kamal John Iskander, in the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival.”
DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD:
“LEVEL 33 Entertainment Takes U.S. Rights for ‘Montreal Girls’ - EFM”
STM DAILY NEWS:
“MONTRÉAL GIRLS celebrates a big night at The Los Angeles International Film Festival”
FILM THREAT:
“Montreal Girls is as much a visual and sonic poem as it is narrative storytelling. MOVIE SCORE: 8/10”
INTERVIEW WITH MIKE HABERFELNER (CINEQUEST 2022):
“The proverbial fish-out-of water experience as lived by the lead character, Ramy, a medical student coming from a conservative background in the Middle East to Montreal, a very cosmopolitan city. As he navigates through meeting new people, specifically the titular "girls" Desiree and Yaz, his world turns upside down, his original plans go out the window, and his more bohemian instincts rise to the surface.”
METRO SILICON VALLEY (CINEQUEST 2022):
“A standout drama making its world premiere is Montréal Girls, the directorial debut of Patricia Chica, a Canadian-Latina who tells a story set in the multicultural milieu of Québec’s largest metropolis. A Q&A session follows the screening on Aug 20 at 6:45pm, and the movie plays again on Aug 22 at 2pm.”
PLAYBACK (2022):
“Montréal Girls will premiere at Cinequest at the California Theatre in San Jose on Aug. 20. Patricia Chica, who divides her time between Montreal and Los Angeles, directed the 94-minute feature and co-wrote it with her writing partner, Kamal John Iskander.”
SCREEN DAILY (CANNES 2018):
"Rising Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, who was a Screen International Arab Star of Tomorrow in 2017, has signed for the lead role in Canadian director Patricia Chica’s coming-of-age drama Montreal Girls. Chica developed the feature with long-time collaborator Kamal John Iskander as well as Bahija Essoussi and Samuel Gagnon at Montreal-based Objectif 9."
HORROR SOCIETY:
"'Charlie's Farm' director to grow some 'Jowls.' Jowls is in the early stages of pre-production with the script being written by Kamal John Iskander who previously penned Patricia Chica’s 'A Tricky Treat.'"
FILM THREAT:
"'Jesus Comes To Town' is black and white neo-noir glory...this short film is a delight to behold."
indieWIRE:
"...filmmaker Patricia Chica to present her darkly comic short,'Ripe and Bloody' (A Tricky Treat) to be included in this anthology of films from some of the most innovative, unique, and irreverent female directors from across the globe."
FANGORIA:
"(A Tricky Treat) is deliciously vile."
STARBURST MAGAZINE:
"8/10 stars. Indeed, writer Kamal John Iskander understands the often fine line between comedy and horror and how to blur and blend the two...A Tricky Treat subverts suburbia better in three minutes than any hackneyed Tim Burton feature."
THE MOVIE GUYS:
"Iskander provided a unique horror story with a bizarre metaphor."
THE SCREAM REVIEW:
"(A Tricky Treat) is a small yet perfectly narrated story."
UK HORROR SCENE:
"Aesthetically wonderful, a fantastic story, and quite literally eye popping effects make 'A Tricky Treat' an absolute joy."
FILM CLASSICS VIRGIN:
"(A Tricky Treat) is gorey, disturbing, and the payoff is perfect!"
HORROR MOVIES UNCUT:
"(A Tricky Treat) is a dainty little treat"
HORROR CABIN:
"(A Tricky Treat) does more in the short time given it than some movies do in 90 minutes. It’s visceral, bloody, creepy and has a certain delicious ending that just freaked me out!"
ZOMBIEPRANK.COM:
"You’re gonna love the TWILIGHT ZONE-esque ending!!"
