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| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzEvery Body is a moving, fascinating look at a too-often-ignored subset of the world's population, filled with empathy and understanding but also a cool, analytical anger about what history has put them through. |
| San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisWith a zippy soundtrack and breezy editing style, Every Body comes off as an up-to-date declaration that being intersex is something to be celebrated. In the end, we can’t help but share in the enthusiasm. |
| Boston GlobeOdie HendersonJulie Cohen’s Every Body is a master class in how a documentary should be done. It packs a lot of information into a briskly paced runtime of 91 minutes, and its use of clips and talking heads doesn’t distract or feel extraneous. The |
| ColliderBrecken Hunter WellbornCohen carries the reverence she feels for her subjects into Every Body, which insightfully raises awareness about intersex individuals even though some of its creative choices prove distracting. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshThe intersex movement is about living fully without fear, shame or trauma, to live life on one’s own terms, and the brightness and vigor that Cohen applies to the tone follows the energy of the activists themselves. |
| IndieWireSamantha BergesonEvery Body” is a beautiful and cathartic celebration of intersexuality — and should be mandatory viewing for people of all genders. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeCohen fosters an environment where the trio can share and compare their experiences, addressing topics rarely spoken of in public. |
| The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckBy the end of this illuminating film, we’re forced to confront something much deeper and more insidious: society’s need to divide humans into a binary system, and the sometimes disastrous results for those born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that isn’t neatly “male” or “female.” |
| TheWrapKristen LopezEvery Body is about a serious and under-reported topic, yet Cohen makes it fascinating without ever exploiting the trio of people she’s documenting. It’s the purest form of documentary, wherein the goal is to educate and inform without falling into prurient interest. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt’s heartbreaking at times, but it’s also uplifting — the three subjects are fierce advocates and activists, and Cohen’s empathetic storytelling makes it a personal journey. It’s also often entertaining, because the three are so expressive and engaging. |
