The Secret Art of Human Flight

Paul Raci is just wonderful here.

H.P. Mendoza doesn’t skimp in relating the hardships of getting yourself out of the grief rut when you lose a loved one, but he also shows how there are moments of dark, profound humor.

What will stick with viewers is most likely Mendoza and Orenshein’s tender portrait of the act of grieving.

Writer Jesse Orenstein and director H.P. Mendoza are good at poker-faced goofiness, and there's a characteristically excellent supporting performance by "Sound of Metal" star Paul Raci.

This high-concept, lo-fi indie drama could have gone spiraling off into insufferably eccentric territory, but instead remains grounded in its focus on a young creative type coping with the loss of his soulmate.

Very slow to get going, but once it does get going I liked it.

There’s a deep understanding of the ways that people can be affected by grief underlying the gentle, quirky comedy of this tale.

An equally beautiful and heartbreaking movie that I would absolutely recommend.

The Secret Art of Human Flight feels like a creatively unrestricted A24 film. [...] a must-watch for fans of weird and wonderful storytelling. It’s a bold celebration of life and humanity in the most original way.

It is a genre-bending film about loss and grief. It is filled with unexpected humor and whimsy. I guarantee it will surprise you and lift your spirits.