
Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot shot down in combat awakens suspended in the treetops. As night devours day, he must navigate through dangerous jungle in search of sanctuary. Transcending language and culture, CANOPY is a cinematic tour de force exploring the collision of war, nature and its impact on humanity.... (Full plot summary below)
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Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot shot down in combat awakens suspended in the treetops. As night devours day, he must navigate through dangerous jungle in search of sanctuary. Transcending language and culture, CANOPY is a cinematic tour de force exploring the collision of war, nature and its impact on humanity.
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| Digital JournalSarah GopaulThough filmmakers had difficulty obtaining permits to shoot in the rainforest, it's impossible to think of it occurring elsewhere. Every element of this film is intricately combined to effectively draw the audience into their world. |
| Epoch TimesJoe BendelCanopy violates nearly every war movie convention, yet it better represents the realities of combat than most of its forerunners. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanWriter/director Aaron Wilson tries to show with cinematic flourish how human nature can respond under stress - by a generosity of spirit and humanity |
| Flicks.co.nzAaron YapCanopy succeeds on its own modest, limited terms. |
| Movie MezzanineAmir SoltaniCanopy is a work of minimal, expressionistic storytelling whose unconventional dramatic beats inject fresh blood in a tired genre. |
| New York TimesNicole HerringtonThe strength of Canopy is its filmmaking. With this haunting work, Mr. Wilson, joined by the talented cinematographer Stefan Duscio and the sound designers Rodney Lowe and Nic Buchanan, has made a promising debut. |
| Cinema ScopeJosé TeodoroThe opposite of overreaching, the approach is refreshingly single-minded and a showcase for the director's craft... |
| Film Comment MagazineJared EisenstatIn many ways, Canopy is closer to a fairy tale than a war film, its soldier like a hero on a perilous, mystical journey through a primordial forest, with a sort of pre-linguistic logic guiding the action. |
| At the Movies (Australia)Margaret PomeranzKhan Chittenden and Mo Yzu-Yi are effective enough within the limitations placed on their characters |
| New York Theatre WireBrandon Judell"Canopy" begins in stillness, ends in muteness, and in between seldom a word will be uttered. . . . All in all, the screenplay offers up two perfect roles for actors with poor memory recall. |