
In every corner of the world, at any given moment, random people post personal video clips online. They are their virtual messages in a bottle, tossed into the boundless sea that is the Internet. Most of these posts flounder in a sad limbo of indifference and anonymity-unless your YouTube handle happens to be Princess Shaw. Samantha Montgomery, 38, lives alone in one of New Orleans' toughest neighborhoods. By day she works as a caregiver for the elderly; at night she transfor... (Full plot summary below)
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In every corner of the world, at any given moment, random people post personal video clips online. They are their virtual messages in a bottle, tossed into the boundless sea that is the Internet. Most of these posts flounder in a sad limbo of indifference and anonymity-unless your YouTube handle happens to be Princess Shaw. Samantha Montgomery, 38, lives alone in one of New Orleans' toughest neighborhoods. By day she works as a caregiver for the elderly; at night she transforms into Princess Shaw, belting out soulful originals at sparsely attended open mic nights and posting homemade a cappella clips on YouTube, usually reaching just a handful of viewers. One of her followers happens to be Kutiman, a.k.a. Ophir Kutiel, an Israeli musician living on a kibbutz outside Tel Aviv, who mashes up YouTube videos from all over the world to create new musical pieces. Princess Shaw has no idea that he has found hers. A rousing documentary crowd-pleaser about a star-crossed singer-songwriter and her crafty secret admirer, Thru You Princess examines loneliness, anonymity and connectivity in the Internet age, where showbiz dreams remain but a mouse-click away for even the most hardscrabble striver.
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| Times-PicayuneMike ScottAn uplifting, modern-day musical fairy tale that -- in addition to telling a crowd-pleasing story -- proves that dreams really, truly can come true. |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsLet's just hope that Princess Shaw is able to turn the corner with the help of this uplifting biopic and Kutiman's mashups of her soulful ballads. |
| National Newspaper Publishers Association Dwight BrownThis is a brilliant documentary. Completely fascinating and inspiring. |
| Boston GlobePeter KeoughJust when you were about to give up on the Internet as a swamp full of trolls, bullies, and liars, along comes a documentary like Ido Haar’s Presenting Princess Shaw. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeThat rare Princess whose wishes do come true, Montgomery’s what is known as a “genuine discovery.” |
| IndiewireEric KohnThru You Princess develops a fairy tale quality that calls into question the nature of its production. However, the air of manipulation throughout the story only helps to pronounce its themes. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezThe emotional connection we develop with her as the movie unfolds pays off in the final 20 minutes, which is about as happy of an ending as anyone could imagine, except this one really happened. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. AddiegoA hymn to self-reliance - although bolstered with a modest amount of plain old luck. |
| RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyThis entertaining narrative documentary is very firmly in the ferment/fervency/fulfillment camp. |
| New York PostSara StewartA refreshingly positive ode to the power of the Internet to bring far-flung artists together and change lives in the process. |