{{Italic title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} '''''Still I Strive''''' is a 2012 hybrid, documentary film directed by Adam Pfleghaar, A. Todd Smith, and produced by Jim Lee for Pioneer Cinema Institute.
==Reception== On Metacritic the film received 81 out of 100 based on reviews from 4 critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/still-i-strive|title=Still I Strive|accessdate=28 May 2020|via=www.metacritic.com}}</ref> At Rotten Tomatoes it received 3 positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/still_i_strive|title=Still I Strive (2014)|accessdate=28 May 2020|via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' called it, "a remarkable find, a tale of uplift in a too-little-seen environment."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/09/movies/cambodian-orphans-star-in-still-i-strive.html|title=The Theater of Tough Beginnings|first=David|last=DeWitt|date=8 May 2014|accessdate=28 May 2020|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> ''The Village Voice'' called it, "an epic tale...The directors elevate the picture to a level of emotional genius by filming the children’s play as a full-on cinematic adaptation...the thresholds and crises of both dovetailing into a brilliant, emotionally coherent whole....Astonishing."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-05-07/film/still-i-strive-documentary-review/ |title=Still I Strive is an Astonishing Documentary on Cambodian Orphans {{!}} Village Voice |website=www.villagevoice.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511043538/http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-05-07/film/still-i-strive-documentary-review/ |archive-date=2014-05-11}}</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' called it, "thrilling....gorgeous....a marvelously imaginative conceit that transforms documentary into the realm of art."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/still-i-strive-film-review-702278|title=Still I Strive: Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> ''Variety'' called it, "a winning debut....elegantly lensed....The power of performing arts to restore hope to damaged young lives is marvelously captured."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/still-i-strive-1117948509/|title=Still I Strive|first1=Richard|last1=Kuipers|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=28 May 2020}}</ref> ''Film Journal International'' called it "Compelling...Breathtaking...a triumph."<ref>http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3if8ccd2399f7700741627902d61ac3761 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|2631276}}
Category:2012 films Category:2012 documentary films Category:Cambodian documentary films Category:American documentary films Category:2012 American films
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