Featured
Filmmaker Magazine (2023): Teaser & Interview: Theodore Collatos on Slamdance Winning “Palookaville”
Talkhouse Film (2023): ”One Long Day (In the MTA)”
Bad Left Hook (2023): ”Palookaville” director Theodore Collatos on Joe Louis, surrealism, and Slamdance
Bad Left Hook (2023): ”Palookaville” takes Grand Jury Prize at 2023 SLAMDANCE
Personal Essays
Filmatique (2020): On Class, America, Linguistics, Politics, Interpersonal Relationships—and How We Weaponize Language
Fandor (2017): The Politics of Movie Food, Six culinary sub-genres to sate our strongest appetites
Filmmaker Magazine (2016): How I Shot, “Tormenting the Hen”, in Six Days
Talkhouse Film (2014): Watching Foreign Movies Without English Subtitles
Essays
Fandor Keyframe (2022): Theodore Collatos Retrospective for Cinephiles by Gary M. Kramer
Filmatique (2020): “The Political Films of,” Essay by Dr. Paula Halperin Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and History SUNY Purchase
Field of Vision (2020): “Joy Girls,” Two writers exchange pandemic-inspired letters about sex work, independent cinema” by Sarah Fonseca & Jillian McManemin
Interviews
Filmmaker Magazine (2023): Teaser & Interview: Theodore Collatos on Slamdance Winning “Palookaville”
Bad Left Hook (2023): ”Palookaville” director Theodore Collatos on Joe Louis, surrealism, and Slamdance
Filmatique (2020): Theodore Collatos with Dr. Paula Halperin
No Film School (2019): How 'Queen of Lapa' Captures Intimate Lives of Rio's Trans Sex Workers, with Jeffrey Resser
Filmmaker Magazine (2019): “Light a Candle for My Guardian Angel So Nothing Bad Happens,” with Evan Lousion
TV Globo (2019): Brasileira ganha prêmio com documentário 'Rainha da Lapa'; veja papo na íntegra, con Mila Burns
Vague Visages (2019): Safe Space, with Tanner Talfelski
Kinoscope (2018): Theodore Collatos with Leonardo Goi
The Playlist (2017): Indie Beat Podcast, with Christopher Jason Bell
Vague Visages (2017): “Tormenting the Hen” Use and Misuse of Language, with Tanner Talfelski
Indie Outlook (2017): “Tormenting the Hen” with Matt Fagerholm
Filmmaker Magazine (2016): “Going Beyond the Norm, Hybrids and New Platforms,” with Christopher Jason Bell
Film Pulse (2016): In Conversation with Kevin Rakestraw
Film Pulse (2016): “Truth With Wine” 5 Questions with Adam Patterson
Features
Bad Left Hook (2023): ”Palookaville” takes Grand Jury Prize at 2023 SLAMDANCE
Variety (2020): Brazilian cinema has been flourishing, considering the political situation
Screen Daily (2020): Goteborg film festival kicks off gender-balanced program by Wendy Mitchell
MIC (2019): In ‘Queen of Lapa,’ Rio de Janeiro’s trans-sex workers are Honored Rather Than Fetishized by Sessi Blanchard
Marie Claire (2019): Storia della “Queen Of Lapa”, il film più dolcemente normale sull'essere trans a Rio de Janeiro by Arianna Galati
Advocate (2019): Winners of NewFest Film Festival Are... “Queen of Lapa” by Daniel Reynolds
O’Dia (2019): 'A Rainha da Lapa' estreia no sábado em festival de cinema em Nova York by Viviane Faver
Goteborg Posten (2019): Brazilian film in focus, Bolsonaro cracks down on culture, Göteborg Film Festival
Lulacerda (2019): “A Rainha da Lapa”, com Luana Muniz, dona do bordão “travesti não é bagunça!”
Embarque na Viagem (2019): ‘Rainha da Lapa’, estreia no festival de Nova Iorque by Viviane Favor
Film Pulse (2017): TOP 50 Films of 2017: #28 “Tormenting the Hen” by Kevin Rakestraw
Film Pulse (2017): TOP Female Performances of 2017: Dameka Hayes & Carolina Monnerat “Tormenting the Hen”
Film Pulse (2017): TOP Male Performances of 2017: Matthew Shaw “Tormenting the Hem”
Film Pulse (2017): “Adam and Joel” is the Coal, “Tormenting the Hen” is the Diamond, by Kevin Rakestraw
Berkshire Eagle (2017): Rural setting is a microcosm in Berkshires-made thriller, “Tormenting the Hen” by John Steven
Film Fervor (2016): “Albatross” an interesting abstract piece looking into a family unit, by Daniel Hamby
Filmmaker Magazine (2016): Watch “Albatross” a Short Film by Theodore Collatos
Film Pulse (2016): A Year In Shorts: “Albatross” by Kevin Rakestraw
Short of the Week (2015): “Time” Family, Politics and Sexuality in a Voyeuristic Contemplation of Prison,” by Katie Metcalf
Screen Anarchy (2015): Short Film“Time” Takes A Different Look At Prison, by Ben Umstead
Screen Anarchy (2015): “Berlin Day to Night” Most Intriguing Indies, by Ben Umstead
Berkshire Eagle (2013): 'Dipso': A Turning Point, by Jeffrey Borak
NoBudge (2013): “Adam and Joel” Refreshing for its candor and lack of self-consciousness, by Kentucker Audley
NoBudge (2013): “Berling Day to Night” Compelling glimpse at Berlin by two Americans, by Kentucker Audley
Reviews
“QUEEN OF LAPA” (2020)
Variety (2020): “The doyenne of Rio's transvestite prostitutes in colorful slice-of-life documentary,” by Dennis Harvey
Screen Queens (2020): “Queen of Lapa Essential Look, Camaraderie and Struggles in Brazil,” by Reyna Cervantes
White City Cinema (2020): “Quiet authenticity, unusually high degree of mutual trust,” by Michael Glover Smith
BRWC (2020): “Struggles, abuse & strength of trans sex workers in Rio de Janeiro,” by Alex Cole
Alliance of Women Journalists (2020): “Queen of Lapa a fascinating Brazilian transgender hostel,” by Diane Carson
Utah Film (2020): “Radiant, regal documentary,” by Les Roka
Supamouo (2019): “A brilliant portrait of a community matriarch and Rio’s vibrant neighborhood of Lapa,” by Katya Kazbek
Screen Anarchy (2019): “Clear-eyed, Intimate Look at Rio's Trans Sex Worker Community,” by Dustin Chang
Remezcla (2019): “Intimate Look at Woman Who Created a Safe Haven in Rio by Manuel Betancourt
Papo de Cinema (2019): “Este documentário oferece um olhar impressionante a Luana Muniz” by Bruno Carmelo
Eye For Film (2019): ”Beautifully composed film, gets under the skin of its subjects,” by Jennie Kermode
Take One Cinema (2019): “Very fitting homage to the life of Muniz” by Francesca Woolfe
Queer Guru (2019): “Fascinating piece of Cinema Verite”
UK Film Review (2019): “Women’s lives as the live them,” by Rachel Willis
Irish Film Critic (2019): “Powerful documentary, warm of compassion and understanding,” by Melika Harris
UK Film Review (2019): “Humanistic Approach Focuses on Individuals rather than work”
Film Pulse (2019): Sheffield Doc/Fest Review by Kevin Rakestraw
Hammer to Nail (2019): Maryland Film Festival Review by Chris Reed
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“TORMENTING THE HEN” (2017)
Tone Madison (2018): “A stunning combination of stalker horror, political critique, and romantic drama,” by Reid Kurkerewicz
The Hollywood Reporter (2017): “An Allegory of Sexual Inequality in the Guise of Relationship Drama,” by John DeFore
Chicago Reader (2017): “A Weird Thriller, Amplifies Dread in and Interesting Ways,” by Leah Picket
Newcity (2017): “What is Everyday Madness?” by Ray Pride
Screen Anarchy (2017): “Suffocating, Mesmerizing Drama,” by Peter Martin
Hammer to Nail (2017): “Sublime cinematic nature, meticulously crafted,” by Don Simpson
The Arts Fuse (2017): “Tormenting the Hen is mysterious and magnetic,” by Betsy Sherman
Film Pulse (2017): “A taut mystery/thriller with a lightweight sense of realism,” by Kevin Rakestraw
Boston Reel (2017): “Cringe-fest of microaggressions, funny performance from Josephine Decker,” by Sean Burns
The Valley Advocate (2017): “Cinemadope: Into the Woods,” by Jack Brown
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“DIPSO” (2013)
Film Pulse (2016): Unsung Indies: “A slice-of-life portrayal of small-town America, naturalism; scripted scenes indistinguishable from raw realism,” by Kevin Rakestraw
Screen Anarchy (2014): “Deft touch with sensitive material, veers into dark and uncomfortable territory, authenticity really hit home” by Ben Umstead
Film Threat (2014): “Quietly intense, expertly captured, particularly raw experience, the naturalistic feel of a documentary”
Cinemasparagus (2014): “Why was this film not in any of the major American festivals? Collatos is indisputably one of the "new faces of independent film," by Craig Keller
L’Humanite (2012): “This alcoholic drift has rare density, somewhere between Quebecois Pierre Perrault and John Cassavetes, it’s the discovery of the festival”
Toute le Culture (2012): “Extremely realistic, Dipso exudes charm, as natural as existential. Deep and timeless America, full of humor, calm and sure could surprise Belfort with a prize.”
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