Modern Luxury magazine describes Ash as “the new face of independent cinema”.
Review Quotes:
· “Ash Christian’s Fat Girls is an example, which has a darker view of the world than I have, but completely, beautifully made.” – John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus)
· “20 year old Ash Christian proves himself a triple-threat, writing, directing and starring” - HX MAGAZINE by Mark Peikert
· “The film plays like an early John Waters movie” - Dallas Morning News - Chris Vognar
· “a killer indie” - Logo Online
· “wry, real, and evidently very satisfying teen-flavored flick” - Logo Online
· “Christian shows some real comic talent here” - New York Magazine Online
· “kind of low-budget, homegrown indie that deserves a look” - New York Magazine
· “The film is reminescent of the sleeper hit “Napoleon Dynamyte”" - Entertainment Weekly
· “Christian shows real promise as a filmmaker and performer” - Austin Statesman by Caryn Brooks
· “delightful high school comedy film” - AfterElton.com by Robert Urban
· “Ash Christian captures what is best in the campy, low-class realism styles of such famous directors as John Waters, Ed Wood, and even David Lynch while still remaining entirely original in his approach. “ - AfterElton.com by Robert Urban
· “one-of-a-kind, off-the-wall, absurdist performances” - AfterElton.com by Robert Urban
· “heart-warming reminder of just how special each of our teenage “gay self-awareness” and “coming out” stories are” - AfterElton.com by Robert Urban
· “Fat Girls is a kind of gay Porky’s meets American Pie.” - AfterElton.com by Robert Urban
· Modern Luxury Magazine has called Ash Christian “the next indie-film heavyweight”
· “Just the right mix of teen drama, humor and quirkiness for a surprise success” - Provincetown Banner
· “Pain and discomfort has rarely been so amusing.” - San Francisco Station - “rated the film 4 out of 5 stars”
· “a guilty pleasure that homophile fans of both “Napoleon Dynamite” and “American Pie” “American Pie” might enjoy.” - Variety by Dennis Harvey