A little bit of Press...︎
INDIEWIRE
“Zoë Chao and Anthony Mackie Are the Cutest Rom-Com Couple of the Year”
VARIETY
“Mercado tells us that he’s rebelling against today’s cool, frictionless CG-heavy sci-fi and putting his own low-fi, low-budget fingerprints on every frame.”
“If You Were the Last” is scrupulous about balancing its comic setup with real emotions.”
ROLLING STONE
“if you’ve been dying for a cosmic romcom, your prayers may be on the verge of getting answered.”
INVERSE | LEX BRISCUSO | POSITIVE
“IF YOU WERE THE LAST IS EMOTIONAL SCI-FI AT ITS FINEST”
FILMMAKER MAGAZINE,
“Puerto Rican filmmaker and animator Kristian Mercado makes his cosmically psychedelic feature debut.”
NOISE FROM THE PIT
“Kristian Mercado’s direction is masterful.”
SCREEN ZEALOTS
“Sweet, funny, and genuinely endearing, this feature debut from director Kristian Mercado is the best kind of cinematic soul food.”
THE MACGUFFIN | SARAH KSIAZEK | POSITIVE
“If You Were Last is the best friends turned lovers film I've ever seen, and it's (creatively) in space. Crazy chemistry between Anthony Mackie and Zoe Chao. Brilliant. Congrats, Kristian Mercado!”
DEADLINE
“Think When Harry Met Sally set in space.”
COLLIDER
“The film’s other big win is in the style department…creating a sense of purposeful unrealism that not only fits the tone of the movie well, but also allows the audience to focus on what’s important.”
ALT PRESS
“Zoe and Anthony had great intense magnetic chemistry. Love the witty rom com screenplay. The colorful clay matted and crayons box aesthetic enchanted me entirely.”
SLASH FILM,