On Her Shoulders's reviews
Media reviews
New York Times
Alexandria Bombach?s direction and editing are exceptional; she captures images that are both subtle and formidable. Her film is, first and foremost, a profile of Murad and her mission. Yet it?s also a comment on the media and on government aid.
Variety
It?s one thing to tell a traumatic story, and another to capture how that trauma impacts a life. What makes Alexandria Bombach?s On Her Shoulders so powerful is the way she reveals Murad?s distress at having to take on the role of activist.
Indiewire
If 'On Her Shoulders' struggles for an ending, perhaps that?s because we have to supply our own. People like Nadia can?t fix the world, but this vital documentary is proof that it?s heroic enough just to be heard.
The Hollywood Reporter
Less a portrait of accidental activist Nadia Murad than a sensitive witnessing of the way she has endured life in the public eye, Alexandria Bombach's On Her Shoulders is passionately attentive to the plight of the Yazidis while making broader observations about the call to public service.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote