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"Taking a different approach [than The Hill Where the Lionesses Roar], Quickening employs innovative camerawork, atmospheric lighting, and a not-entirely-linear narrative to shine light on the coming of age of a Pakistani Canadian college student. Also a rumination on the meanings of freedom and family, Quickening is not always straightforward or lucid in its narrative explanations or its character's motivations, but it betrays a tender care and attention to its subjects that's refreshing and illuminating."
-- Aviva Dove-Viebahn

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Dove-Viebahn, Aviva. "'The Hill Where Lionesses Roar' and 'Quickening,' debut features by emerging filmmakers, are intimate exposés into the lives of young women." Review of Quickening. Ms., September 29, 2021.