"James Kerwin has come up with a fresh and stylish take on film noir. Imagine if Warner Bros. gave Lauren Bacall the chance to play a female version of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe or the Continental Op. Actress Kipleigh Brown gets that chance. Chase Masterson turns in some amazing work as a sexy torch singer to aid in her case. Deliciously photographed under the creative eye of Jason Cochard, Kerwin weaves us a tale of intrigue and metaphysical darkness. YESTERDAY WAS A LIE is a unique, refreshing look at a popular genre. Well worth seeing." -Ain't It Cool News
"A brilliantly executed independent film. YESTERDAY WAS A LIE is a soulful and thought-provoking metaphysical journey." -Tony Toscano, Talking Pictures
"A lush, moody neo-noir. YESTERDAY WAS A LIE is a hit on the festival circuit, winning over audiences and earning accolades. Chase Masterson melded her producer side with her actor side in a thoroughly effective way." -Sarah Kuhn, Back Stage
"One of the most imaginative indie films of the year. This one certainly deserves your attention." -Tony Tellado, Sci-Fi Talk
"Like Blade Runner before it, YESTERDAY WAS A LIE manages to meld film noir and science fiction into a fresh new world unlike anything we've seen before." -iF Magazine
"Take a cast with enviable experience, add it to the mysterious ambiance of film noir, then swirl it together with a visionary writer/director and you are bound to get one outstanding film. YESTERDAY WAS A LIE is akin to the impact of poetry on the human soul. It is a film to be savored... swirled around the palate like a fragrant glass of wine." -Nathalie Taylor, The Village News
"A mindbending story. Kipleigh Brown brings a new edge to the film noir genre." -Melanie Addington, Scene
"Soft and rich... dark and foggy... misty and mysterious. Kipleigh Brown is lovely and fashionable... Chase Masterson is a beautiful chanteuse. YESTERDAY WAS A LIE runs the gamut between Blade Runner, The Twilight Zone, and one of those Humphrey Bogart crime films. Beyond its tones of dark and light is a world of distorted reality." -Rowan Harrison, Indie Express
"I've seen this flick three times and each time I see it, it gets better. It's like watching Citizen Kane... as the film reveals itself, it draws you in. ½" -Punk's Movies, KXRK 96 FM
"A profound, marvelously intertwined story. This is what indie films are all about." -Jani Fleet, KSTU FOX 13
"Chase Masterson's vocals are stunning. This is the most compelling psychodrama film that I've ever seen." -poet Michael C. Ford
"Kipleigh Brown is the symbiosis of femme fatale and antihero. YESTERDAY WAS A LIE explores the divine that hides itself in each tone between the black and white of existence." -Ivan Maljkovic, World of Noir
"See this mind-bending film. It will blow everything you know about life right out the window." -Suzy Soro, Where Hot Comes To Die
"Brown exudes Bacall. Boldly filmed in black and white, the Kristopher Carter musical score Kerwin deftly uses only adds to the surreal atmosphere." -Samuel K. Sloan, Slice of SciFi
"James Kerwin is one of these young guys on the edge of a digital revolution." -Dennis Willis, Soundwaves Cinema
"A seriously amazing movie." -Bart Leahy, Rhetoric & Rockets
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